Myocarditis after Covid-19 mRNA Vaccination

Two patients who had received Covid-19 mRNA vaccination are described. One received the BNT162b2 vaccine; the other received the mRNA-1273 vaccine. Myocarditis, confirmed on histologic examination, developed in both patients within 2 weeks after vaccination. One patient died and the other recovered.

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Published inThe New England journal of medicine Vol. 385; no. 14; pp. 1332 - 1334
Main Authors Verma, Amanda K, Lavine, Kory J, Lin, Chieh-Yu
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Boston Massachusetts Medical Society 30.09.2021
Subjects
Autopsies
Biopsy
Cardiac arrhythmia
Cardiology
Cardiomyopathy
Cardiovascular disease
Coronary vessels
Coronavirus
Coronaviruses
Correspondence
COVID-19
COVID-19 vaccines
Dyspnea
Ejection fraction
Heart diseases
Immunization
Infectious Disease
Medical imaging
mRNA
Myocarditis
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Ultrasonic imaging
Vaccination
Vaccines
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Summary:Two patients who had received Covid-19 mRNA vaccination are described. One received the BNT162b2 vaccine; the other received the mRNA-1273 vaccine. Myocarditis, confirmed on histologic examination, developed in both patients within 2 weeks after vaccination. One patient died and the other recovered.
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ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJMc2109975