Myocarditis presentation following COVID-19 virus infection versus COVID-19 vaccination

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine-induced cardiac injury has recently emerged as a major public health concern around the globe. There are reported cases of COVID-19 vaccine-induced myocarditis, but they are generally extremely rare and mild. In contrast, COVID-19 infection can cause acute cardiac injury with poor prognosis and high mortality rates. Herein, we describe the difference in patients' presentation by comparing two cases of myocarditis. One after contracting COVID-19 virus infection with a severe clinical course, and the other patient developed myocarditis post-COVID-19 vaccine.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

American journal of cardiovascular disease - 12(2022), 5 vom: 22., Seite 272-277

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yendrapalli, Usha [VerfasserIn]
Hassoun, Ali [VerfasserIn]
Zalamea, Roderick M [VerfasserIn]
Hritani, Abdulwahab [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

COVID
Journal Article
Myocarditis
Vaccine

Anmerkungen:

Date Revised 02.11.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM349329451