NPPB and myocarditis: While the groups did not differ regarding mean values of LVEF, GLS (Table 2, Fig. 2) and mean values of TnI and BNP (Table 2, Fig. 3), mean values of CRP (5.4 [2.1/19] vs. 3.7 [1.5/10], p = 0.003) were higher and median hemoglobin levels (14.1 [12.6/15.2] vs. 14.7 (13.5/15.7] g/dl, p = 0.001) were lower in patients with myocardial inflammation (Table 2, Fig. 3).