Baseline characteristics of the study population
| Patients with pericarditis N=20 | |
| Demographics | |
| Age (years) | 46.3±21.0 |
| Male, n (%) | 17 (85) |
| BSA (m2) | 2.0±0.3 |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 10 (50) |
| CAD, n (%) | 6 (30) |
| Hyperlipidaemia, n (%) | 2 (10) |
| Diabetes, n (%) | 3 (15) |
| Laboratory parameters | |
| CRP (mg/L) | 71.2±87.2 |
| Troponin (ng/mL) | 129.4±440.8 |
| NTproBNP (ng/L) | 1149.9±1160.9 |
| CK (U/L) | 106.1±109 |
| CMR | |
| LVEF (%) | 53.6±12.9 |
| LVEDVi (mL/m2) | 80.0±42.2 |
| IVS (mm) | 8.5±1.8 |
| LVMi (g/m2) | 54.8±23.1 |
Results are presented as a number of patients (and percentage) and mean±SD.
BSA, body surface area; CAD, coronary artery disease; CK, creatine kinase; CMR, cardiovascular magnetic resonance; CRP, C reactive protein; IVS, interventricular septum; LVEDVi, indexed left ventricular end-diastolic volume; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; LVMi, indexed left ventricular mass; NTproBNP, NT-pro-B-type natriuretic peptide.