Research Article

Long-Term Prognosis of Suspected Myocarditis and Cardiomyopathy Associated with Viral Infection of the Myocardial Tissue: A Meta-Analysis of Cohort Studies

Table 2

Baseline data for studies included in meta-analysis.

StudyArrhythmia∆EchocardiographyCardiac index (L/min/m2)Heart failure duration (months)New York Heart Association (NYHA)
LVEF (%)LVEDD (mm)LVEDP (mm Hg)IIIIIIIV

Why, H. J. F. et al. 1994Virus+: 8Virus+: 38.9 ± 18.0-Virus+: 18.2 ± 9.8-Virus+: 7.8 ± 9.6Virus+: 0Virus+: 9Virus+: 16Virus+: 16
Virus−: 22Virus−: 36.2 ± 17.0Virus−: 19.9 ± 10.0Virus−: 14.9 ± 19.0Virus−: 1Virus−: 21Virus−: 33Virus−: 24
Figulla, H. R. et al. 1995Virus+: 7Virus+: 35Virus+: 66--25Virus+: 20Virus+: 45Virus+: 30Virus+: 5
Virus−: 8Virus−: 34Virus−: 64Virus−: 16Virus−: 47Virus−: 35Virus−: 2
Fujioka, S. et al. 2000-Virus+: 17.8 ± 6.6Virus+: 80.4±7.9---00Virus+: 2Virus+: 7
Virus−: 18.4 ± 7.4Virus−: 79.9 ± 11.1Virus−: 5Virus−: 12
Caforio, A. L. P. et al. 200722Virus+:38 ± 14-12Virus+: 2.980275611
Virus−: 45 ± 14Virus−: 3.2
Kindermann, I. et al. 2008-37.7 ± 18.536.2 ± 6.9015.6 ± 7.40--39527317
Nowalany-Kozielska, E. et al. 20165Virus+: 36.3 ± 14.7Virus+: 59.6 ± 12.9-19.2 ± 6.4Average NYHA:
Virus−: 37.2 ± 12.2Virus−: 57.9 ± 11.1Virus+: 1.9 ± 0.8
Virus−: 2.0 ± 0.8
Tebbe, U. et al. 2016-50--------
Karatolios, K. et al. 2017-29.2 ± 8.570.1 ± 9.219.2 ± 8.8--423253
Kuethe, F. et al. 2017-33.3 ± 13.563.6 ± 9.020.9 ± 9.22.1 ± 0.8-481512530
Hjalmarsson, C. et al. 2019-Virus+: 27 ± 13--Virus+: 2.3 ± 0.86Virus+: 31 ± 15Virus+: 3Virus+: 9Virus+: 10Virus+: 7
Virus−: 26 ± 12Virus−: 2.0 ± 0.49Virus−: 7 ± 8Virus−: 0Virus−: 4Virus−: 5Virus−: 2

∆: Atrial fibrillation and arrhythmia of nonsinus rhythm, LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction, LVEDD: left ventricular end-diastolic dimension, LVEDP: left ventricular end-diastolic pressure.