Course of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings in Acute Myocarditis after COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination.
Intern Med
; 61(17): 2625-2629, 2022 Sep 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2022249
ABSTRACT
Myocarditis is being increasingly reported as a rare complication of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) mRNA vaccines. We herein report a case of myocarditis following COVID-19 mRNA vaccination in a man. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMRI) revealed an area of high signal intensity on short T1 inversion recovery (STIR) and late gadolinium enhancement (LGE), which are characteristic of myocarditis. Follow-up CMRI performed six months later revealed improvement in the myocardial edema and LGE findings. CMRI is a useful non-invasive imaging modality for making an initial diagnosis as well as for follow-up in cases of myocarditis after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
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Myocarditis
Type of study:
Case report
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Cohort study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
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Vaccines
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Intern Med
Journal subject:
Internal Medicine
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Internalmedicine.9797-22
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