Fulminant myocarditis and systemic hyperinflammation temporally associated with BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccination in two patients

Article Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems

Management perspectives from the 2019 Wuhan international workshop on fulminant myocarditis

Giacomo Veronese et al.

Summary: Fulminant myocarditis is a form of acute myocardial inflammation that can lead to cardiogenic shock or life-threatening arrhythmias. Due to the lack of evidence-based management strategies for this disease, an international workshop was held to share knowledge and identify areas of consensus. The report highlights agreements and controversies in FM management, focusing on opportunities, FM definition, treatment algorithms, and the need for future observational registries and trials.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY (2021)

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Letter Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems

Myocarditis After BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 Vaccination

Kathryn F. Larson et al.

CIRCULATION (2021)

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Letter Medicine, General & Internal

Myocarditis and Pericarditis After Vaccination for COVID-19

George A. Diaz et al.

Summary: This study compares the incidence of myocarditis and pericarditis in emergency department or inpatient hospital encounters before and during the period of COVID-19 vaccination availability in a large US health care system.

JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (2021)

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Myocarditis Following Immunization With mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines in Members of the US Military

Jay Montgomery et al.

Summary: This study investigated cases of myocarditis occurring in male patients within the US Military Health System after receiving mRNA COVID-19 vaccines between January and April 2021. A total of 23 male patients presented with acute chest pain within 4 days post-vaccination, with elevated troponin levels and findings consistent with myocarditis on imaging. The number of cases observed was higher than expected after a second dose of the vaccine among male military members.

JAMA CARDIOLOGY (2021)

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Adult multisystem inflammatory syndrome in a patient who recovered from COVID-19 postvaccination

Ahmad Kanaan Uwaydah et al.

Summary: The case describes a 22-year-old man who developed a multisystem inflammatory syndrome-like illness after receiving an inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, suggesting a possible link between the vaccine and enhanced immune response following infection. Understanding the pathogenesis of this condition will have major implications for treatment and prevention.

BMJ CASE REPORTS (2021)

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