Table 3.
Symptoms (n=70), n (%) | Count |
Chest pain | 70 (100%) |
Palpitations | 14 (20.0%) |
Dyspnoea | 21 (30.0%) |
Diaphoresis | 6 (8.6%) |
Non-specific symptoms (dizziness, vomiting, fatigue) | 33 (47.1%) |
Laboratory test | Value |
Troponin (n=70), median fold increase | 138.3 (IQR 56.9–315.0) |
Testing/imaging | Count |
ECG (n=70), n (%) | |
Abnormal | 49 (70.0%) |
Normal | 21 (30.0%) |
Abnormal ECG findings or arrhythmias (n=49) | |
ST-wave or T-wave changes/elevation | 28 (57.1%) |
ST segment depression in AVR | 9 (18.4%) |
PR depression without reciprocal ST depression | 7 (14.3%) |
AV node conduction delay | 3 (6.1%) |
T wave inversion | 3 (6.1%) |
Other | 9 (18.4%) |
Echocardiogram (n=68) | |
Normal function | 62 (91.2%) |
Abnormal function | 8 (8.8%) |
Systolic dysfunction | 5 (62.5%) |
Wall motion abnormalities | 2 (25.0%) |
LV strain | 1 (12.5%) |
Cardiac MRI (n=36) | |
Abnormal findings, n (%) | 33 (91.7%) |
Late gadolinium enhancement | 32 (97.0%) |
Myocardial oedema | 20 (60.6%) |
Other abnormality on T2 imaging | 9 (27.3%) |
Pericardial effusion or inflammation | 5 (15.2%) |
Fibrosis | 2 (2.4%) |
LV, Left ventricular.