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In a retrospective evaluation of 18 pediatric patients with myopericarditis, all patients exhibited elevated cardiac enzymes, 88% presented with chest pain, and 61% showed ST-T changes on ECG.
Observational (n=18)
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Pediatric patients presenting with symptoms like chest pain and elevated cardiac enzymes or ECG changes should be evaluated for myopericarditis.
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May support evaluating children with chest pain and enzyme elevation for myopericarditis; leaves open confirmation in larger prospective studies.
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Gürses et al. (2018) conducted an observational in Myopericarditis (n=18). Myopericarditis was evaluated on Clinical, laboratory, and echocardiographic findings. In a retrospective evaluation of 18 pediatric patients with myopericarditis, all patients exhibited elevated cardiac enzymes, 88% presented with chest pain, and 61% showed ST-T changes on ECG.
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