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Case Reports
. 2021 Jul 26;2(4):e12498.
doi: 10.1002/emp2.12498. eCollection 2021 Aug.

Myocarditis and pericarditis after vaccination for COVID-19

Blake Hudson  1 , Ryan Mantooth  2 , Matthew DeLaney  1
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Case Reports

Myocarditis and pericarditis after vaccination for COVID-19

Blake Hudson et al. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. .

Abstract

Two previously healthy males presented to the emergency symptoms with signs of pericarditis/myocarditis after being vaccinated with an mRNA vaccine for COVID-19.

Keywords: COVID‐19; ECG; cardiology; myocarditis; pericarditis; vaccine.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors report no conflict of interest.

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Initial electrocardiogram
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Initial electrocardiogram
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