Table 1 (Abstract P04). Myocarditis whose presentation mimics acute myocardial infarction: clinical and laboratory characteristics (n = 61)
From: Tenth International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine for Latin America
Variables | Baseline | 12 ± 3 months | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 34.2 ± 7.1 | – |  |
Male (%) | 85.2 | – |  |
Left ventricular ejection fraction | 51.8 ± 5.2 | 55.3 ± 5.4 | <0.01 |
Left ventricular ejection fraction <50 (%) | 19.6 | 10.0 | 0.20 |
Left ventricular diastolic pressure abnormal (%) | 14.7 | 8.3 | 0.39 |
EKG ST-T abnormal (%) | 50.8 | 23.3 | <0.01 |
Troponin (ng/ml; reference ≤0.05) | 2.57 ± 1.47 | – |  |
CK-MB (ng/ml; reference ≤3.6) | 34.6 ± 23.8 | – |  |
Segmental abnormality (%) | 22.9 | 6.7 | 0.02 |