Objectives To evaluate the responsibility of Quality of Life Scale in Patients with Viral Myocarditis (QOL-VMC Scale). Methods Fifty patients who were diagnosed viral myocarditis filled in the QOL-VMC Scale before and after treatment. The responsibility of QOL-VMC Scale was evaluated from both the change of QOL-VMC Scale score and the effect size. Results After treatment the score of the physiological, psychological and social dimensions and the total score of the scale were all higher than

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... re treatment, and the differences were significant ( p<0.01). The effect size of the physiological dimension, social dimension and total scale were between 0.52 and 0.65, while the effect size of the psychological dimension was 0.37. Conclusions QOL-VMC Scale is proved with good responsibility, so it can be used to evaluate the therapeutic effect of viral myocarditis. E132 Heart 2012;98(Suppl 2): E1-E319