Table 3

Symptoms, laboratory, ECG and imaging data

Symptoms (n=70), n (%)Count
Chest pain70 (100%)
Palpitations14 (20.0%)
Dyspnoea21 (30.0%)
Diaphoresis6 (8.6%)
Non-specific symptoms (dizziness, vomiting, fatigue)33 (47.1%)
Laboratory testValue
Troponin (n=70), median fold increase138.3
(IQR 56.9–315.0)
Testing/imagingCount
ECG (n=70), n (%)
 Abnormal49 (70.0%)
 Normal21 (30.0%)
 Abnormal ECG findings or arrhythmias (n=49)
  ST-wave or T-wave changes/elevation28 (57.1%)
  ST segment depression in AVR9 (18.4%)
  PR depression without reciprocal ST depression7 (14.3%)
  AV node conduction delay3 (6.1%)
  T wave inversion3 (6.1%)
  Other9 (18.4%)
Echocardiogram (n=68)
 Normal function62 (91.2%)
 Abnormal function8 (8.8%)
  Systolic dysfunction5 (62.5%)
  Wall motion abnormalities2 (25.0%)
  LV strain1 (12.5%)
Cardiac MRI (n=36)
 Abnormal findings, n (%)33 (91.7%)
  Late gadolinium enhancement32 (97.0%)
  Myocardial oedema20 (60.6%)
  Other abnormality on T2 imaging9 (27.3%)
  Pericardial effusion or inflammation5 (15.2%)
  Fibrosis2 (2.4%)
  • LV, Left ventricular.