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. 2022 Jun 27;6(1):e001472. doi: 10.1136/bmjpo-2022-001472

Table 3.

Symptoms, laboratory, ECG and imaging data

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.