Investigations | Patient 1 | Patient 2 | ||
On admission | On discharge | On admission | On discharge | |
SARS-CoV-2 oropharynx swab | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative |
Troponin I (ng/L) | 1002.5 | 92.8 | 17 161 | 80 |
PCT (ng/mL) | 76.65 | 0.52 | 24.8 | 5.53 |
CRP (mg/L) | 168 | <5 | 380 | 64 |
Ferritin (µg/L) | >15 000 | Not repeated | 521 | 928 |
LDH (IU/L) | 713 | 464 | 866 | Not repeated |
D-dimer (ng/mL) | 417 | 380 | 3006 | 1871 |
Chest X-ray | Perihilar congestion, globular heart | Not done | Globular heart, effusion on left base | Not done |
ECG findings | T-wave inversion leads I, V5 and V6. | Normal sinus rhythm | Widespread ST changes | Normal sinus rhythm |
TTE findings | Septal dyskinesia. Hypokinesia of remaining walls | EF 55% nil acute | EF 20%–25% Global dyskinesia | EF 65%, findings in keeping with resolving myocarditis |
Other | Not done | Not done | CT—bilateral ground glass | MRI—normal biventricular function. Increased pericardial T2-weighted signalling |
CRP, C reactive protein; CT, computerised tomography; ECG, electroencephalogram; EF, ejection fraction; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; PCT, procalcitonin; TTE, transthoracic echocardiogram.