Incidence and risk factors of myocarditis in hospitalized patients with COVID-19.

The incidence of myocarditis in hospitalized COVID-19-patients in Germany was 1.28 cases per 1000 hospitalizations in 2020. Risk factors for myocarditis in COVID-19 were young age, male sex, pneumonia, and multi-systemic inflammatory COVID-19-infection. Myocarditis was independently associated with increased case-fatality. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.