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. 2022 Aug 12;14(8):e27948. doi: 10.7759/cureus.27948

Table 4. Common findings found on diagnostic tests of COVID-19 patients with pericarditis and myopericarditis as the proportion recorded from all articles (n = 33).

LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction; CT: computed tomography; MRI: magnetic resonance imaging; COVID-19: coronavirus disease 2019

Diagnostic study %
Electrocardiography (n = 32)
ST-segment elevation 59
PR depression 28
Tachycardia 22
T-wave inversion 13
Electric alternans 3
Echocardiography (n = 30)
Pericardial effusion 67
Hypokinesis 20
Reduced LVEF 20
Ventricular wall thickening 13
Imaging (X-ray) (n = 16)
Bilateral infiltrates 31
Cardiomegaly 31
Imaging (CT) (n = 18)
Ground-glass opacities 50
Pericardial effusion 39
Pleural effusion 33
Imaging (MRI) (n = 4)
Late gadolinium enhancements 50