Clinical Characteristics and Prognostic Factors of Myocarditis in New Zealand Patients.

Background: Myocarditis is an inflammation of the heart muscle and an important cause of dilated cardiomyopathy. Its presentation is heterogeneous, and there are limited studies describing the clinical characteristics of these patients, or which factors predict adverse clinical outcomes. We performed a single-centre retrospective study to explore the clinical characteristics of patients with myocarditis.