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World J Clin Cases. Nov 26, 2020; 8(22): 5547-5554
Published online Nov 26, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i22.5547
Risk factors analysis of prognosis of adult acute severe myocarditis
Qian Zhang, Rui Zhao
Qian Zhang, Rui Zhao, Department of Heart Center, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
Author contributions: Zhang Q is responsible for patient information entry, statistical processing and article draft writing; Zhao R is responsible for proposing the concept of articles and reviewing articles.
Institutional review board statement: This study conforms to the Helsinki Declaration on Human Beings and has been approved by the Hospital Ethics Committee.
Informed consent statement: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors confirm that there is no potential conflict of interest
Data sharing statement: There is no other data to declare. Anyone interested in the data in this article can obtain patient information (except patient privacy information) by sending an email to the correspondent’s mailbox.
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Corresponding author: Qian Zhang, MD, Chief Doctor, Department of Heart Center, Peking University People's Hospital, No. 11 Xizhimen South Street, Xicheng District, Beijing 100044, China. pekinguniversityqian@bjmu.edu.cn
Received: June 4, 2020
Peer-review started: June 4, 2020
First decision: July 25, 2020
Revised: July 31, 2020
Accepted: September 16, 2020
Article in press: September 16, 2020
Published online: November 26, 2020
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Elevated serum creatinine, sensitive troponin I, and brain natriuretic peptide are independent predictors for poor prognosis in patients with acute severe myocarditis.