Baseline Prolonged QRS Duration May Predict In-Hospital Outcomes of Patients With Acute Myocarditis: Multicenter
Ayano Yoshida1, Takuma Takada1,2, Eiji Shibahashi3
1Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University Tokyo Japan.
Background:
The prognosis of acute myocarditis (AM) is difficult to predict due to its variable presentation. We investigated the prognosticators of AM patients requiring hospitalization.
Methods And Results:
We conducted a multicenter observational study including 80 hospitalized AM patients. The primary endpoint was a composite of all-cause death, heart transplantation, and implantation of ventricular assist devices during the index hospitalization. Thirteen (16%) patients reached the endpoint. Longer QRS duration at admission independently predicted adverse outcomes, with an optimal cut-off of 130 ms.
Conclusions:
Prolonged QRS duration at admission might predict in-hospital prognosis in AM patients regardless of whether or not it was fulminant.
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