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Multicenter Study
. 2021 Sep 28;326(12):1210-1212.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.13443.

Myocarditis and Pericarditis After Vaccination for COVID-19

George A Diaz  1 , Guilford T Parsons  2 , Sara K Gering  3 , Audrey R Meier  4 , Ian V Hutchinson  5 , Ari Robicsek  2
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Multicenter Study

Myocarditis and Pericarditis After Vaccination for COVID-19

George A Diaz et al. JAMA. .

Abstract

This study investigates the incidence of myocarditis and pericarditis emergency department or inpatient hospital encounters before COVID-19 vaccine availability (January 2019–January 2021) and during a COVID-19 vaccination period (February-May 2021) in a large US health care system.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Diaz reported receipt of clinical trial research support from Gilead Sciences, Regeneron, Roche, Boehringer Ingelheim, and Edesa Biotech and scientific advisory board membership for Safeology. No other disclosures were reported.

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Figure.. Monthly Number of Inpatient and Emergency Department Cases of Myocarditis and Pericarditis at 40 Hospitals in the Western US
A statistical process control c-chart was used for panels A and B, with control limits at ±3 times the standard deviation of the overall count. Orange circles are counts outside the control limits. Solid lines are incidence over the entire time frame; dashed lines are the ±3 sigma (control limits) about the incidence over the entire time frame.
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