Heart failure & cardiomyopathies
Sex and Age Characteristics in Acute or Chronic Myocarditis A Descriptive, Multicenter Cohort Study
Authors' conclusion
In this study, we found that sex differences in myocarditis and clinical features of myocarditis were age-dependent.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with acute or chronic myocarditis, 3 centres in Berlin, Germany (2005–2021) and US National Inpatient Sample (2010–2019)6,023 Berlin
- Exposure
- Age categories in patients with myocarditis
- Outcome
- Sex distribution and clinical outcomes (hospital mortality, length of stay, medical complication rates) by age
Methodological detailsmulticentre, Berlin cohort (3 centres) and US National Inpatient Sample
- Multicentre
- Berlin cohort (3 centres) and US National Inpatient Sample
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Sex distribution by age category
Males
Females
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
| Outcome | P value |
|---|---|
| Laboratory values, prepubescent vs young adults (Berlin cohort)Prepubescent vs Young adults · higher leukocytes | P < 0.001 |
| Laboratory values, prepubescent vs young adults (Berlin cohort)Prepubescent vs Young adults · higher antistreptolysin antibody | P < 0.001 |
| Laboratory values, prepubescent vs young adults (Berlin cohort)Prepubescent vs Young adults · higher NT-proBNP | P < 0.001 |
Original publication
Sex and Age Characteristics in Acute or Chronic Myocarditis A Descriptive, Multicenter Cohort Study. JACC Adv. Published 20 February 2024. doi:10.
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