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).
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 |