Background: Myocarditis is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the pediatric age group and contributes to a wide range of complications, including dilated cardiomyopathy, congestive heart failure, and even death, so early identification and comprehensive management are essential for a favorable outcome.
Objectives: Summarize the presenting clinical signs and symptoms of pediatric patients with a diagnosis of myocarditis and a poor outcome and correlate the clinical presentation and laboratory and radiographic findings to identify possible predictors of a poor outcome.
Methods: This retrospective cohort study included all patients who were diagnosed with myocarditis and followed up at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia over the 13 years between January 01, 2007, and December 31, 2019.
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