A Prediction Rule to Identify Children and Young Adults at Low Risk for Myocarditis
The prediction rule developed can help identify children at low risk for myocarditis and, therefore, avoid troponin testing and/or further evaluation including cardiology consult or cardiac imaging. Specificity was insufficient to rule in myocarditis without additional investigation.
Authors
- Emily M. Bucholz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2815-3597)
- Kenneth A. Michelson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1763-7262)
- Rebekah Mannix (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3608-2792)
- Katia C. Genadry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0371-483X)
- Michael C. Monuteaux
Institutions
- Lurie Children's Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Children's Hospital Colorado (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Emergency Care
- Published
- 2025-02-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/pec.0000000000003354
- Primary Topic
- Viral Infections and Immunology Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00