Myocarditis and pericarditis: Case definition and guidelines for data collection, analysis, and presentation of immunization safety data

• Published in: Vaccine Vol. 40; no. 10; pp. 1499 - 1511
• Main Authors: Sexson Tejtel, S. Kristen, Munoz, Flor M., Al-Ammouri, Iyad, Savorgnan, Fabio, Guggilla, Rama K., Khuri-Bulos, Najwa, Phillips, Lee, Engler, Renata J.M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2022; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Adjudication; Adverse events; Bacterial infections; Brighton Collaboration; Cardiac arrhythmia; Cardiomyopathy; Case definition; Case reports; Collaboration; Congestive heart failure; Coronaviruses; COVID-19 vaccines; Data collection; Dilated cardiomyopathy; Disease control; Drug dosages; Epidemiology; Etiology; Guidelines; Health surveillance; Heart failure; Humans; Hypersensitivity; Immunization; Incidence; Infections; Inflammation; Inflammatory diseases; Ischemia; Literature reviews; Military health care; Myocarditis; Myocarditis - chemically induced; Myocarditis - diagnosis; Myocarditis - epidemiology; Myocardium; Myocytes; Myopericarditis; Necrosis; Pathophysiology; Pericarditis; Pericarditis - diagnosis; Pericarditis - epidemiology; Pericarditis - etiology; Pericardium; Public health; Safety; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Signs and symptoms; Smallpox; Vaccination - adverse effects; Vaccines; Viral infections; Working groups; United States > US; Myocarditis; Pericarditis; Immunization; Myopericarditis; Adverse events; Case definition; Brighton Collaboration; Guidelines

Myocarditis and/or pericarditis (also known as myopericarditis) are inflammatory diseases involving the myocardium (with non-ischemic myocyte necrosis) and/or the pericardial sac. Myocarditis/pericarditis (MPC) may present with variable clinical signs, symptoms, etiologies and outcomes, including ac...