10-year survival outcome after clinically suspected acute myocarditis in adults: A nationwide study in the pre-COVID-19 era
Mi-Jeong Kim, Writing – original draft, 1 , 2 Hae Ok Jung, Conceptualization, Resources,corresponding author 2 , 3 ,* Hoseob Kim, Formal analysis, 4 Yoonjong Bae, Formal analysis, 4 So Young Lee, Writing – review & editing, 3 and Doo Soo Jeon, Supervision 1 , 2
Conclusion
In hospitalized patients with clinically suspected acute myocarditis, short-term mortality is high both in young and older adults, particularly those with comorbidities and severe clinical presentation. Furthermore, excess mortality remains high for at least 10 years after index hospitalization in young adults.
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