A case of myocarditis after COVID-19 vaccination: incidental or consequential?
Leona S. Alizadeh,
Vitali Koch,
Ibrahim Yel,
Leon D. Grünewald,
Daniel Mathies,
Simon Martin,
Thomas J. Vogl,
Dominic Rauschning,
Christian Booz
Affiliations
Leona S. Alizadeh
Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Germany; Division of Experimental Imaging, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Germany; Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Bundeswehrzentralkrankenhaus Koblenz, Koblenz, Germany; Corresponding author.
Vitali Koch
Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Germany; Division of Experimental Imaging, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Germany
Ibrahim Yel
Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Germany; Division of Experimental Imaging, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Germany
Leon D. Grünewald
Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Germany; Division of Experimental Imaging, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Germany
Daniel Mathies
Department of Internal Medicine, Bundeswehrzentralkrankenhaus Koblenz, Koblenz, Germany
Simon Martin
Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Germany; Division of Experimental Imaging, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Germany
Thomas J. Vogl
Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Germany; Division of Experimental Imaging, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Germany
Dominic Rauschning
Department of Internal Medicine, Bundeswehrzentralkrankenhaus Koblenz, Koblenz, Germany
Christian Booz
Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Germany; Division of Experimental Imaging, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Germany
Vaccination represents one of the fundamentals in the fight against SARS-CoV-2. Myocarditis has been reported as a rare but possible adverse consequence of different vaccines, and its clinical presentation can range from mild symptoms to acute heart failure. We report a case of a 29-year-old man who presented with fever and retrosternal pain after receiving SARS-CoV-2 vaccine. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and laboratory data revealed typical findings of acute myocarditis.
