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Editorial
. 2022 Dec 13;80(24):2266-2268.
doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.10.010.

COVID-19 Vaccine Myocarditis: Cautious Reassurance in an Era of Dynamic Uncertainty

Peter P Liu  1 , Tahir S Kafil  2
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Editorial

COVID-19 Vaccine Myocarditis: Cautious Reassurance in an Era of Dynamic Uncertainty

Peter P Liu et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. .
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Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; mRNA vaccine; myocarditis; pericarditis; prognosis; vaccination.

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Funding Support and Author Disclosures This work is supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Public Health Agency of Canada and the Myocarditis Foundation. The authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.

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Trends in Myocarditis Research A PubMed search for myocarditis-related publications as of September, 2022. (A) Search results for the term “myocarditis.” The earliest publication was in 1869. (B) Search results for the terms “vaccine myocarditis.” The earliest publication was in 1947.
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