Acute Myopericarditis after the Second Dose of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Mimicking Acute Coronary Syndrome.
Chris PantsiosZacharias-Alexandros AnyfantakisAndrew V XanthopoulosIoannis LeventisSpyridon SkoularigkisApostolos DimosAngeliki BourazanaMichail PapamichalisGrigorios GiamouzisFilippos TriposkiadisIoannis SkoularigisPublished in: Case reports in cardiology (2022)
Myocarditis is a rare adverse event of vaccination. Recently, mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 have been reported to correlate with myocarditis, specifically in adolescents and young men. We report a rare case of a 50-year-old man who presented with symptoms of myocardial infarction 3 days after the second dose of vaccination for COVID-19. Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging revealed acute myopericarditis. Clinicians should be aware of that rare side effect of mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 that can affect not only younger recipients but also middle-aged patients presenting with symptoms mimicking acute coronary syndrome.
Keyphrases
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- acute coronary syndrome
- middle aged
- magnetic resonance
- rare case
- liver failure
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- left ventricular
- respiratory failure
- young adults
- high resolution
- antiplatelet therapy
- physical activity
- aortic dissection
- magnetic resonance imaging
- hepatitis b virus
- intensive care unit
- fluorescence imaging
- atrial fibrillation