Corticosteroids for Acute and Recurrent Idiopathic Pericarditis: Unexpected Evidences
Table 2
Demographic and clinical data of the 276 patients with acute idiopathic pericarditis.
Feature
Value
Age, y (mean ± SD)
45.4 ± 12.7
Male
43.5 ± 11.8
Female
49.7 ± 13.3
Male, n (%)
187 (67.8)
Thoracic pain, n (%)
272 (98.6)
Fever, n (%)
102 (36.9)
Cough, n (%)
118 (42.8)
Dyspnea, n (%)
49 (17.8)
Upper respiratory tract infections in the previous 2 weeks, n (%)
149 (53.9)
Diarrhea, n (%)
35 (12.7)
Pericardial rub, n (%)
104 (37.7)
Pleural effusion, n (%)
96 (34.8)
Pericardial effusion, n (%)
182 (65.9)
Severe
44 (24.2)
Moderate
51 (28)
Mild
87 (47.8)
Cardiac tamponade, n (%)
11 (3.9)
Emergency pericardiocentesis n, (%)
7 (2.5)
ECG typical changes, n (%)
204 (73.9)
WBC > 103/mm3, n (%)
240 (87.7)
CRP > 2.9 mg/L, n (%)
273 (98.9)
cTnI > 0.045 ng/ml, n (%)
77 (27.8)
ESR > 20 mm/h, n (%)
266 (96.4)
Values are mean ± SD or n (%). ECG indicates electrocardiogram; WBC, white blood cells; CRP, C-reactive protein; cTnI, cardiac troponin I; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate. value < 0.001.
