Post-mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination Myocarditis

Post-mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination Myocarditis

A new trend of myocarditis among young adults who received mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 is emerging. We present the case of a young adult who presented with chest pain 3 days after the second dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. He had elevated troponin I and C-reactive protein levels at the time...

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Main Authors: Abhishek Matta, Rekha Kallamadi, Danielle Matta, Dinesh Banda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMC MEDIA SRL 2021-08-01
Series:European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Subjects:
covid-19
myocarditis
covid-19 vaccine
Online Access:https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/2769
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spelling doaj-afc82499cb9c49ac9fe954b8525b09792021-09-03T07:43:48ZengSMC MEDIA SRLEuropean Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine2284-25942021-08-0110.12890/2021_0027692385Post-mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination MyocarditisAbhishek Matta0Rekha Kallamadi1Danielle Matta2Dinesh Banda3 University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand Forks, USUniversity of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand Forks, USA; Sanford Health, Fargo, USASanford Health, Fargo, USAUniversity of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand Forks, USA; Sanford Health, Fargo, USAA new trend of myocarditis among young adults who received mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 is emerging. We present the case of a young adult who presented with chest pain 3 days after the second dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. He had elevated troponin I and C-reactive protein levels at the time of admission. Electrocardiogram (ECG) and echocardiogram findings were unremarkable. The patient improved with conservative management and was discharged home the next day.https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/2769covid-19myocarditiscovid-19 vaccine
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Rekha Kallamadi
Danielle Matta
Dinesh Banda
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Rekha Kallamadi
Danielle Matta
Dinesh Banda
Post-mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination Myocarditis
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
covid-19
myocarditis
covid-19 vaccine
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Rekha Kallamadi
Danielle Matta
Dinesh Banda
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title Post-mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination Myocarditis
title_short Post-mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination Myocarditis
title_full Post-mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination Myocarditis
title_fullStr Post-mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination Myocarditis
title_full_unstemmed Post-mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination Myocarditis
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publisher SMC MEDIA SRL
series European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
issn 2284-2594
publishDate 2021-08-01
description A new trend of myocarditis among young adults who received mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 is emerging. We present the case of a young adult who presented with chest pain 3 days after the second dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. He had elevated troponin I and C-reactive protein levels at the time of admission. Electrocardiogram (ECG) and echocardiogram findings were unremarkable. The patient improved with conservative management and was discharged home the next day.
topic covid-19
myocarditis
covid-19 vaccine
url https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/2769
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