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. 2021 Aug 9;36(32):e232. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2021.36.e232

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.