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

Heliyon (Jun 2022)

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

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 6
p. e09537

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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.

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ISSN: 2405-8440 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Science (General); Social Sciences: Social sciences (General)
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