Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of patients with endomyocardial biopsy confirmed acute myocarditis (n = 41)
| Infarct-like (n = 23) | Heart failure (n = 18) | p values | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | |||
| Age (years) | 39.6 ± 13.9 | 38.3 ± 13.2 | 0.78 |
| Sex, male (n, %) | 16 (69.6) | 8 (44.4) | 0.13 |
| HIV + (n, %) | 4 (17.4) | 6 (33.3) | 0.29 |
| Laboratory investigation | |||
| Hs-cTnT (ng/L) | 724 (270–1361) | 104 (35–499) | 0.002 |
| Hs-cTnT > 100 ng/L (n, %) | 21 (91.3) | 8 (44.4) | 0.002 |
| TTE parameter | |||
| LVEDD (mm) | 48.1 ± 6.9 | 52.1 ± 6.1 | 0.06 |
| Endomyocardial biopsy | |||
| Dallas criteria (n, %) | 8 (34.8) | 6 (33.3) | 1.00 |
| IHC criteria (n, %) | 15 (65.2) | 12 (66.7) | |
| Viral genomes detected (n, %) | 17 (73.9) | 11 (61.1) | 0.50 |
| Parvovirus B19 | 12 | 7 | 0.53 |
| Epstein-Barr Virus | 2 | 2 | |
| Human Herpes Virus 6 | 1 | 1 | |
| Human Bocavirus | 1 | 0 | |
| Enterovirus | 0 | 0 | |
| Adenovirus | 0 | 0 | |
| PVB19/EBV | 1 | 0 | |
| PVB19/EBV/HHV6 | 0 | 1 | |
HIV human immunodeficiency virus, hsTnT high sensitivity troponin T, TTE transthoracic echocardiography, LVEDD left ventricular end diastolic diameter, PVB19 Parvovirus B19, EBV Epstein-Barr Virus, HHV6 human herpesvirus 6