Myopericarditis after messenger RNA Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination in Adolescents 12 to 18 Years of Age

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OBJECTIVES: To characterize the clinical course and outcomes of children 12-18 years of age who developed probable myopericarditis after vaccination with the Pfizer-BioNTech (BNT162b2) coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine.

STUDY DESIGN: A cross-sectional study of 25 children, aged 12-18 years, diagnosed with probable myopericarditis after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination as per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention criteria for myopericarditis at 8 US centers between May 10, 2021, and June 20, 2021. We retrospectively collected the following data: demographics, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 virus detection or serologic testing, clinical manifestations, laboratory test results, imaging study results, treatment, and time to resolutions of symptoms.

RESULTS: Most (88%) cases followed the second dose of vaccine, and chest pain (100%) was the most common presenting symptom. Patients came to medical attention a median of 2 days (range, <1-20 days) after receipt of Pfizer mRNA COVID-19 vaccination. All adolescents had an elevated plasma troponin concentration. Echocardiographic abnormalities were infrequent, and 92% showed normal cardiac function at presentation. However, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, obtained in 16 patients (64%), revealed that 15 (94%) had late gadolinium enhancement consistent with myopericarditis. Most were treated with ibuprofen or an equivalent nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug for symptomatic relief. One patient was given a corticosteroid orally after the initial administration of ibuprofen or an nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug; 2 patients also received intravenous immune globulin. Symptom resolution was observed within 7 days in all patients.

CONCLUSIONS: Our data suggest that symptoms owing to myopericarditis after the mRNA COVID-19 vaccination tend to be mild and transient. Approximately two-thirds of patients underwent cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, which revealed evidence of myocardial inflammation despite a lack of echocardiographic abnormalities.

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CommentIn: J Pediatr. 2021 Nov;238:5. - PMID 34332972

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:238

Enthalten in:

The Journal of pediatrics - 238(2021) vom: 30. Nov., Seite 26-32.e1

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Das, Bibhuti B [VerfasserIn]
Kohli, Utkarsh [VerfasserIn]
Ramachandran, Preeti [VerfasserIn]
Nguyen, Hoang H [VerfasserIn]
Greil, Gerald [VerfasserIn]
Hussain, Tarique [VerfasserIn]
Tandon, Animesh [VerfasserIn]
Kane, Colin [VerfasserIn]
Avula, Sravani [VerfasserIn]
Duru, Chioma [VerfasserIn]
Hede, Sannya [VerfasserIn]
Sharma, Kavita [VerfasserIn]
Chowdhury, Devyani [VerfasserIn]
Patel, Sunil [VerfasserIn]
Mercer, Christopher [VerfasserIn]
Chaudhuri, Nita Ray [VerfasserIn]
Patel, Bhavi [VerfasserIn]
Ang, Jocelyn Y [VerfasserIn]
Asmar, Basim [VerfasserIn]
Sanchez, Joselito [VerfasserIn]
Khan, Danyal [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19 Vaccines
Journal Article
MRNA COVID-19 vaccine
Multicenter Study
Myocarditis
Pericarditis
Vaccines, Synthetic

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Date Completed 05.11.2021

Date Revised 13.12.2023

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: J Pediatr. 2021 Nov;238:5. - PMID 34332972

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.07.044

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM328842419