Myocarditis after Covid-19 mRNA Vaccination

• Published in: The 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
• Language: English
• 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

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.