Acute myocarditis after administering the BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech) vaccine against COVID-19 in an adolescent patient

• Published in: Cardiovascular and metabolic science Vol. 33; no. 3; pp. 118 - 122
• Main Authors: López-Martínez, Samuel Isaí, Monroy-Sánchez, Edgar Nicéforo, Solís-Reyna, Rodrigo Alejandro, Pasos-Caamal, Monica Vanesa, Onofre-Castillo, Javier Jesús
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Portuguese
• Published: Asociación Nacional de Cardiólogos de México A.C 01.09.2022
• Subjects: Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems; COVID-19; Pfizer-BioNTech; vacuna; SARS-CoV-2; vaccine; magnetic resonance; myocarditis; resonancia magnética; miocarditis

Myocarditis is a multifactorial inflammatory condition of the myocardium. Recently myocarditis has been recognized as an adverse event in patients vaccinated against COVID-19 with Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna (mRNA vaccines), mainly in adolescents and young adults. Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) al...