Heart failure & cardiomyopathies
Rate of cardiovascular events up to 8 years after uncomplicated myocarditis: a nationwide cohort study
Authors' conclusion
Patients hospitalized with uncomplicated acute myocarditis and no known prior heart disease were associated with substantial risk for cardiovascular events over a follow-up of up to 8 years.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with first-time hospitalization for uncomplicated acute myocarditis without known heart disease, nationwide, 2013–2020matched cohort
- Participants
- 1,439 vs 1,439
- Exposure
- Uncomplicated acute myocarditis vs surgical controls
- Myocarditisn = 1,439
- Surgical controlsn = 1,439reference
- Outcome
- Composite of:
- Rehospitalization for myocarditis
- Pericardial disease
- HF and its complications
- Arrhythmias
- Cardiac device implantation
- Heart transplant
- Follow-up
- Median 39 months
Methodological detailsnationwide population-based, 1:1 propensity score-matched
- Nationwide population-based
- 1:1 propensity score-matched
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Each group vs surgical controlsHazard ratio (95% CI)
Myocarditis
42.3(17.4–102.8)
Each group vs surgical controlsIncidence rate difference, per 1000 py (95% CI)
Myocarditis
42.7(36.7–48.8)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Rate of cardiovascular events up to 8 years after uncomplicated myocarditis: a nationwide cohort study. Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc Care. Published 14 February 2024. doi:10.
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