Baseline characteristics of patients with clinically suspected myocarditis (n=102)
| Confirmed myocarditis (n=82) | No myocarditis (n=20) | P value | |
| Demographics | |||
| Age (year) | 40.98±13.15 | 47.25±11.66 | 0.022 |
| Sex, male (n, %) | 54 (65.85) | 12 (60.00) | 0.623 |
| HIV+ (n, %) | 17 (20.73) | 1 (5.00) | 0.098 |
| Laboratory investigations | |||
| White cell count | 7.91 (IQR 6.93–11.73) | 9.94 (IQR 7.46–13.13) | 0.4 |
| CRP (mg/L) | 17.00 (IQR 6.00–61.50) | 6.00 (IQR 3.00–13.00) | 0.044 |
| hsTnT (ng/L) | 375.50 (IQR 61.75–990.75) | 40.50 (IQR 10.00–100.75) | 0.002 |
| Echocardiographic measurements | |||
| LVEF (%) | 39.98±13.91 | 33.15±11.87 | 0.103 |
| LVEDD (mm) | 51.14±6.63 | 57.00±6.48 | 0.026 |
CRP, C reactive protein; hsTnT, high sensitivity troponin T; LVEDD, left ventricular end diastolic diameter; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction.