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. 2021 Nov 1;37(11):583-584.
doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000002557.

Myocarditis Following mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine

Timothy Visclosky  1 , Nik Theyyunni, Nicole Klekowski, Stuart Bradin
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Myocarditis Following mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine

Timothy Visclosky et al. Pediatr Emerg Care. .

Abstract

A growing number of adolescents are being diagnosed with acute myocarditis following mRNA COVID-19 vaccinations. This case describes an adolescent who presented to the emergency department with chest pain and tachycardia following the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccination. Point-of-care ultrasound was performed prior to the return of laboratory studies and revealed depressed left ventricular systolic function. Point-of-care ultrasound may be a tool used to rapidly diagnose or risk stratify patients with potential post-COVID-19 vaccine myocarditis.

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Disclosure: The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Comment in

  • mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination and Myocarditis.
    Mungmunpuntipantip R, Wiwanitkit V. Mungmunpuntipantip R, et al. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2022 Feb 1;38(2):e503. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000002644. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2022. PMID: 35100754 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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