Post-COVID-19 vaccination myocarditis: a prospective cohort study pre and post vaccination using cardiovascular magnetic resonance.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Concerns about COVID-19 vaccination induced myocarditis or subclinical myocarditis persists in some populations. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) has been used to detect signs of COVID-19 vaccination induced myocarditis. This study aims to: (i) characterise myocardial tissue, function, size before and after COVID-19 vaccination, (ii) determine if there is imaging evidence of subclinical myocardial inflammation or injury after vaccination using CMR.

Methods

Subjects aged ≥ 12yrs old without prior COVID-19 or COVID-19 vaccination underwent two CMR examinations: first, ≤ 14 days before the first COVID-19 vaccination and a second time ≤ 14 days after the second COVID-19 vaccination. Biventricular indices, ejection fraction (EF), global longitudinal strain (GLS

SUBMITTER: Ng MY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10702006 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature