Table 1 Baseline characteristics of cardiac sarcoidosis, acute and chronic myocarditis
|  | Cardiac sarcoidosis n = 33 | Acute myocarditis n = 73 | Chronic myocarditis n = 35 | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, y | 54 ± 11 | 53 ± 18 | 60 ± 14 | 0.074 |
Female | 14 (42) | 21 (29) | 14 (40) | 0.296 |
Arterial hypertension | 14 (42) | 26 (36) | 12 (34) | 0.685 |
Diabetes mellitus | 5 (15) | 9 (12) | 4 (11) | 0.959 |
Chronic kidney disease | 6 (18) | 8 (11) | 4 (11) | 0.863 |
Coronary artery disease | 4 (12) | 16 (22) | 6 (17) | 0.177 |
Supraventricular arrhythmia | 11 (33) | 12 (16) | 7 (20) | 0.283 |
NT-pro-BNP, pg/ml | 1423 ± 2192 | 2468 ± 4792 | 2873 ± 4270 | 0.359 |
Troponin, ng/l | 59 ± 133 | 101 ± 200 | 34.2 ± 51.4 | 0.232 |