Skip to main content
. 2020 Nov 20;2(12):2684–2690. doi: 10.1007/s42399-020-00563-y

Table 4.

Treatment in acute myocarditis due to COVID-19 and prognosis

Case 1 [13] Case 2 [14] Case 3 [15] Case 4 [16] Case 5 [17] Case 6 [18] Case 7 [19] Case 8 [20] Case 9 [21] Case 10 [22]
Corticosteroids No Yes N/A Yes Yes Yes N/A Yes Yes No
Interferon/lopinavir/ritonavir No/no Yes/yes N/A No/yes No/no Yes/yes N/A No/no No/no No
NSAIDS/colchicine No/no No N/A No/no No/yes No/no N/A No/no No/no No
Immunoglobulin N/A Yes N/A No No Yes N/A Yes No No
β-blocker Yes No N/A Yes No No N/A No No No
ACE-inhibitor Yes No N/A No No No N/A No No No
Inotropes/CRRT/ECMO use No/no/no No/yes/yes N/A Yes/no/no Yes/No/No Yes/no/Yes N/A Yes/no/no No/no/No Yes/no/no
Prognosis Near normal (3 weeks) Death after 33 days (healthcare-acquired pneumonia) N/A Improvement (on day 6: reduction of LV wall thickness, LVEF 44%, slight decrease of pericardial effusion) Improved (LVEF 82%) and discharged Regained biventricular function within few days but required ECMO Death on arrival Improvement (normal myocardial injury markers 3 weeks later) Improved and discharged Discharged on day 12 completely recovered