Myocarditis Mortality Studies
A summary of some of the most important studies on Myocarditis Mortality
Myocarditis mortality studies show a range of mortality. These two studies show a rate of about 50% mortality within 5 years.
This 2016 study looked at 299 patients diagnosed with myocarditis and found that 1-8% required heart transplantation.
Source: Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients With Myocarditis Listed for Heart Transplantation, Chantal A. ElAmm, Sadeer G. Al-Kindi and Guilherme H. Oliveira, 2016.
This study shows that “Despite optimal medical management, overall mortality has not changed within the last 30 years.”
Source: Viral Myocarditis, Michael Kang; Jason An. 2022.
A smaller study involving 80 patients showed a mortality rate of 20% within 6.5 years.
Source: Long-term follow-up after viral myocarditis established by endomyocardical biopsy: Predictors of mortality, Stefan Grün, Tim Schäufele, Tülay Derin, Eva-Maria Kispert, Karin Klingel, Reinhard Kandolf, Udo Sechtem & Heiko Mahrholdt, 2011.
Another study from 2021 found several rates of mortality following a myocarditis diagnosis: