New Echocardiographic Findings Correlate with Intramyocardial Inflammation in Endomyocardial Biopsies of Patients with Acute Myocarditis and Inflammatory Cardiomyopathy
Table 1
Clinical characteristics.
Parameter
Acute myocarditis at baseline
Patients without inflammation at followup
Patients with inflammation at followup
Gender (m/f),
17/8
11/6
5/3
Age, y
BMI, kg/m²
Arrhythmias,
8
1
4
(i) Atrial fibrillation/flutter
6
1
2
(ii) Ventricular tachycardia
1
0
0
(iii) Bradycardia
0
0
0
Atrial ventricular block,
0
0
0
Left bundle branch block,
0
0
0
Hypertension,
7
5
2
Hyperlipidaemia,
4
2
2
Diabetes mellitus,
1
1
0
-blockers,
19
8
4
ACE inhibitors,
21
4
4
Statins,
4
2
2
Data were not significant between patients with and without inflammation at followup. Data are shown as mean ± standard deviation. BMI: body mass index; ACE: angiotensin converting enzyme.
