Myocarditis mortality with and without COVID-19: insights from a national registry

Background Myocarditis in context of a SARS-CoV-2 infection is vividly discussed in the literature. Real-world data however are sparse, and relevance of the myocarditis diagnosis to outcome in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is unclear. Patients and methods Retrospective analysis of 75,304 patients hospitalized in Germany with myocarditis between 2007 and 2020 is reported by DESTATIS. Patients hospitalized between 01/2016 and 12/2019 served as reference cohort for the COVID-19 patients hospitalized in 2020. Results A total of 75,304 patients were hospitalized between 2007 and 2020 (age 42.5 years, 30.1% female, hospital mortality 2.4%). In the reference cohort, 24,474 patients (age 42.8 years, 29.5% female, hospital mortality 2.2%) were registered. In 2020, annual myocarditis hospitalizations dropped by 19.6% compared to reference (4921 vs. 6119 annual hospitalization), of which 443/4921 (9.0%) were connected to COVID-19. In 2020, hospital mortality of myocarditis in non-COVID-19 patients increased significantly compared to reference (2.9% vs. 2.2%, p = 0.008, OR 1.31, 95% CI 1.08–1.60). In COVID-19 myocarditis, hospital mortality was even higher compared to reference (13.5% vs. 2.2%, p < 0.001, OR 6.93, 95% CI 5.18–9.18). Conclusion The burden of patients with myocarditis and COVID-19 in 2020 was low. Hospital mortality was more than sixfold higher in patients with myocarditis and COVID-19 compared to those with myocarditis but without COVID-19. Graphical abstract.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:113

Enthalten in:

Zeitschrift für Kardiologie - 113(2022), 2 vom: 24. Dez., Seite 216-222

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bemtgen, Xavier [VerfasserIn]
Kaier, Klaus [VerfasserIn]
Rilinger, Jonathan [VerfasserIn]
Rottmann, Felix [VerfasserIn]
Supady, Alexander [VerfasserIn]
von zur Mühlen, Constantin [VerfasserIn]
Westermann, Dirk [VerfasserIn]
Wengenmayer, Tobias [VerfasserIn]
Staudacher, Dawid L. [VerfasserIn]

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COVID-19
Hospitalization
Myocarditis
National registry
SARS-CoV-2
Survival

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© The Author(s) 2022

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10.1007/s00392-022-02141-9

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SPR054673089