Clinical Presentation of Myocarditis in the Pediatric Age Group and Predictors of Poor Early and Late Outcomes: Academic Hospital Experience.

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.

Pattern of physical exercise practice among university students in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (before beginning and during college): a cross-sectional study.

Background: Transition to college is characterized by change, ambiguity, and adjustment compared to the previous lifestyle before entering college. Our study aimed was to determine the pattern of students' physical exercise practices in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the period before and during college attendance.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among university students from fifteen universities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on August 2017.