†These authors contributed equally.
Background: Few studies have focused on the impact of stress
hyperglycemia on adverse outcomes in patients with acute myocarditis. We
conducted the present study to assess the association between the stress
hyperglycemia ratio (SHR) and poor prognosis in patients with acute myocarditis.
Methods: From 2006 to 2020, 185 patients with acute myocarditis were
enrolled. The SHR was defined as glucose at admission divided by estimated
average glucose ([(1.59