myocarditis: Myocarditis is a condition that is characterized by inflammation of the heart muscle (myocardium). Some affected people have no noticeable symptoms of the condition. When present, signs and symptoms may include chest pain, abnormal heartbeat, shortness of breath, fatigue, signs of infection (i.e. fever, headache, sore throat, diarrhea), and leg swelling. Myocarditis can be caused by a variety of factors including infections (viral, bacterial, parasitic, and fungal), allergic reactions to certain medications, and exposure to certain chemicals. It can also be associated with other inflammatory conditions such as lupus , Wegener's granulomatosis , giant cell arteritis and Takayasu's arteritis. Most cases occur sporadically in people with no family history of the condition. Treatment aims to address the underlying cause of the condition. Medications and, rarely, a heart transplant may be needed if the heart muscle becomes weak. [ https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/7137/myocarditis ]
Endpoint definition
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Endpoint definition steps |
FinnGen |
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Phenotype data |
429209 |
1. Apply sex-specific ruleNone |
429209 |
2. Check conditionsNone |
429209 |
3. Check pre-conditions, main-only, mode, registry filtersRegistry filters:
2 out of 7 registries used, show all original rules. |
1712 |
4. Check minimum number of eventsNone |
1712 |
5. Include endpointsNone |
1712 |
6. Filter based on genotype QC (FinnGen only) |
1654 |
Control definitions (FinnGen only)
Control exclude
FG_CVD
Extra metadata
Level in the ICD hierarchy
4
First used in FinnGen datafreeze
DF2
Similar endpoints
↥List of similar endpoints to Myocarditis based on the number of shared cases.
Broader endpoints:
- Other heart diseases
- Other heart diseases
- Cardiovascular diseases (excluding rheumatic etc)
- Cardiovascular diseases
- Any event in hilmo or specialist outpatient
Narrower endpoints:
None
Case counts by codes
↥Summary Statistics
↥-FinRegistry-
Key figures
All | Female | Male | |
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Number of individuals | |||
Whole population | 17932 | 5852 | 11924 |
Only index persons | 14873 | 4677 | 10196 |
Unadjusted period prevalence (%) | |||
Whole population | 0.28 | 0.17 | 0.33 |
Only index persons | 0.32 | 0.17 | 0.39 |
Median age at first event (years) | |||
Whole population | 39.71 | 50.66 | 34.06 |
Only index persons | 36.53 | 48.02 | 31.26 |
-FinnGen-
Key figures
All | Female | Male | |
---|---|---|---|
Number of individuals | 1654 | 659 | 995 |
Unadjusted period prevalence (%) | 0.44 | 0.29 | 0.55 |
Median age at first event (years) | 43.69 | 47.56 | 41.12 |
-FinRegistry-
Age distribution of first events
-FinnGen-
Age distribution of first events
-FinRegistry-
Year distribution of first events
-FinnGen-
Year distribution of first events
-FinRegistry-
Cumulative Incidence Function
-FinnGen-
Cumulative Incidence Function
Mortality – FinRegistry
↥Relationships between endpoints
↥Index endpoint: I9_MYOCARD – Myocarditis
GWS hits: 1
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