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Table 4 Treatments

From: Systematic review of case reports on COVID-19 associated myocarditis: a discussion on treatments

Treatments

Total

% (number of cases/ total cases)

Steroids

Methylprednisolone

40

27.4

Dexamethasone

15

10.3

Prednisone

14

9.6

Anti-virals

Remdesivir

11

7.5

Chloroquine/ hydroxychloroquine

19

13

NSAIDS

Colchicine

21

14.4

Aspirin

31

21.2

Ibuprofen

9

6.1

Surgical

Use of ECMO

28

19.2

Implantable devices

14

9.6

Catheterization

5

3.4

Pericardiocentesis

6

4.1

Immune drugs

Intravenous immunoglobulin

38

26

Tocilizumab

12

8.2

Interferon

1

0.7

Anakinra

9

6.2

Cardiac drugs

Use of anticoagulants

42

28.8

Inotropes

37

25.3

Vasopressors

46

31.5

Angiotensin-II receptor blocker

1

0.7

ACE Inhibitor

13

8.9

Beta-blocker

23

15.8

Anti-Arrhythmic

11

7.5

Other

Diuretics

22

15.1

Unspecified anti-inflammatory

5

3.4

Antibiotics

59

40.4

Unspecified Steroids

15

10.3

Unspecified anti-virals

13

8.9

Hydrocortisone

3

2.1

Acetaminophen

4

2.7

Mineralocorticoid antagonist

2

1.4

  1. ECMO: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation