Table 1 Classification of patients with suspected myocarditis according to clinical criteria [22]
Myocarditis patients (n = 67) | |
|---|---|
Clinical symptoms consistent with myocarditis [%] | 100 |
Acute chest pain | 71 |
New-onset (days up to 3 months) or worsening of: dyspnea at rest or exercise / fatigue, with or without left and/or right heart failure signs | 40 |
Palpitations / arrhythmia symptoms / syncope / aborted sudden cardiac death | 12 |
Cardiogenic shock | 2 |
Diagnostic criteria consistent with myocarditis [%] | 100 |
ECG / Holter / stress test features | 82 |
Elevated TnT/TnI | 55 |
Functional and structural abnormalities on cardiac imaging (echo/angio/CMR) | 32 |
Exclusion of coronary artery disease (CAD) [%] | 100 |
Cardiac catheterization | 51 |
Cardiac computed tomography angiography | 41 |
Clinically (young patients) | 8 |