Table 4. Clinical characteristics of fatal cases.
| Patient ID | Sex | Age | Diagnosis | Underlying disease | Pathogen | Laboratory results | EF, % | Treatment | Intensive treatment | Mortality | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WBC, /µL | CRP, mg/dL | CK-MB, ng/mL | Troponin I, ng/mL | BNP, pg/mL | Pro-BNP, pg/mL | IVIG | Steroid | Admission to PICU | Ventilator | ECMO | Heart transplantation | 14 days | 28 days | In-hospital | Cause | |||||||
| SMC-17 | M | 9 mon | Myocarditis | TOF | Unknown | 21,280 | 0.03 | 9 | 2.37 | NA | 35,000 | Severely decreased LV contractility | Yes | Yes | HD 1 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | HD 23 | TOF | |
| SMC-31 | M | 9 yr | Myocarditis | Infantile SMA | Unknown | 8,960 | 0.03 | 118 | 2.65 | NA | 395 | NA | No | No | HD 1 | Yes | No | No | Yes | HD 2 | Myocarditis | |
| SMC-32 | F | 3 mon | Myocarditis | No | M. pneumoniae | 9,550 | 0.10 | 3 | 7.85 | NA | 35,000 | 15 | No | Yes | HD 1 | Yes | Yes | No | HD 31 | Myocarditis | ||
| SMC-52 | F | 4 yr | Myocarditis | No | Enterovirus | 43,090 | 0.08 | 54 | 29.43 | NA | 1,227 | 34 | No | No | HD 1 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | HD 28 | Myocarditis | |
| SNU-9 | F | 1 mon | Myocarditis | No | Unknown | 4,310 | 0.15 | 1 | 0.59 | 4,996 | NA | 29 | Yes | No | HD 1 | Yes | No | No | HD 50 | DCMP | ||
| SNU-11 | M | 1 yr | Myocarditis | 46, XY, del(7)(q31, 2q34) | Unknown | 20,900 | 0.02 | 17 | 0.17 | 5,037 | NA | 26 | No | No | HD 1 | Yes | No | No | HD 124 | DCMP | ||
| SNU-12 | M | 4 mon | Myocarditis | No | Unknown | 10,180 | 0.03 | 4 | 6.43 | 4,901 | NA | 24 | Yes | No | HD 1 | Yes | Yes | No | HD 301 | DCMP | ||
| SNU-16 | F | 20 days | Myocarditis | DORV | Unknown | 19,950 | 0.35 | 126 | 17.13 | 2,129 | NA | 27 | Yes | No | HD 1 | Yes | No | No | HD 31 | DORV | ||
| SNU-20 | M | 14 days | Myocarditis | No | Unknown | 15,430 | 0.55 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | 24 | No | No | HD 1 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | HD 7 | Cardiac arrest | |
| SNU-41 | F | 12 yr | Myocarditis | SMA | S. aureus | 6,420 | 41.52 | 149 | 2.94 | 13,795 | NA | 47 | Yes | Yes | HD 1 | Yes | No | No | Yes | HD 6 | Septic shock | |
| SNU-45 | F | 2 yr | Myocarditis | Prematurity | Unknown | 9,700 | 0.08 | 33 | 0.05 | NA | NA | 26 | Yes | Yes | HD 24 | Yes | Yes | No | HD 52 | DCMP | ||
SMC = Samsung Medical Center, M = male, F = female, SNU = Seoul National University Children's Hospital, TOF = tetralogy of Fallot, SMA = spinal muscular atrophy, DORV = double outlet right ventricle, NA = not available, WBC = white blood cell, CRP = C-reactive protein, BNP = brain natriuretic peptide, EF = ejection fraction, LV = left ventricle, IVIG = intravenous immunoglobulin, PICU = pediatric intensive care unit, ECMO = extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, DCMP = dilated cardiomyopathy, HD = hospital day.