Symptomatic Myocarditis Post COVID-19 Vaccination.

Journal: Cureus
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Abstract

There are few major adverse events after the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination. However, increasing cases of myocarditis and pericarditis are being reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) in young people, primarily after the second dose of messenger RNA (mRNA) COVID-19 vaccines. We present a case series of myopericarditis post mRNA (Moderna) and myocarditis post vector-based (Johnson & Johnson) COVID-19 vaccines. We intend to highlight the importance of early diagnosis and treatment of vaccine-related myocarditis to reduce mortality and morbidity.

Authors
Palak Patel, Dhaval Desai, Nagapratap Ganta, Satish Tadepalli, Priyaranjan Kata, Anish Kanukuntla, Matthew Schoenfeld, Bharath Sathya, Arthur Okere