Cardiovascular Therapeutics

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 3

Assessment of the cohort studies by Newcastle-Ottawa scale.
Study (year)SelectionComparabilityOutcomeTotal scores
Exposed cohortNonexposed cohortAscertainment of exposureOutcome of interestAssessment of outcomeLength of follow-upAdequacy of follow-up
Why, H. J. F. et al. 1994★★★★★★★★★9
Figulla, H. R. et al. 1995★★★★★☆★★☆7
Fujioka, et al. 2000★★★★★★★☆★8
Caforio, A. L. P. et al. 2007★★★☆★☆★★★7
Kindermann, I. et al. 2008★★★★★☆★★★8
Nowalany-Kozielska, E. et al. 2016★★★☆★★★★★8
Tebbe, U. et al. 2016★★★★★★★★☆8
Karatolios, K. et al. 2017★★★★★☆★★☆7
Kuethe, F. et al. 2017★★★★★★★★☆8
Hjalmarsson, C. et al. 2019★★★★★★★★★9