Why the study?
Acute myocarditis carries high mortality and various dynamic ECG changes, prompting investigation into ECG findings, predictors of fulminant myocarditis, and ST elevation characteristics on admission.
Population
274 consecutive patients aged ≥13 years hospitalized with acute myocarditis across two centres
Comparison
ECG findings associated with fulminant myocarditis, and ST elevation with vs without T-wave inversion
Design
Two-centre retrospective analysis
Authors
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Specific ECG findings, including ventricular tachycardia, high-degree AV block, sinus tachycardia, low voltage, and prolonged QRS, independently predict fulminant myocarditis in patients with acute myocarditis.
Specific ECG findings, including ventricular tachycardia, high-degree AV block, sinus tachycardia, low voltage, and prolonged QRS, independently predict fulminant myocarditis in patients with acute myocarditis.
Chen et al. (2020) studied this question.
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