From: Role of C reactive protein in evaluating the extent of myocardial inflammation in acute myocarditis
 | LGE<10% N= 16 | LGE≥10% N= 31 | P value |
Age (Mean ± SD) | 30.7±11 | 34.4±14 | 0.352 |
Diabetes mellitus | 0 | 6.5 | 0.541 |
Hypertension | 0 | 9.7 | 0.541 |
Dyslipidemia | 0 | 16.1 | 0.150 |
Obesity | 56.3 | 53.3 | 1 |
Smoker | 31.3 | 29 | 1 |
CPK | 560±680 | 612±427 | 0.779 |
Troponin | 19.5±27 | 12±9.5 | 0.310 |
Troponin upper thirtile | 31.3 | 29 | 1 |
LVEF | Â | Â | Â |
CRP | 54.6±56 | 104±68 | 0.022 |
CRP upper thirtaile | 21.4 | 63 | 0.012 |