COVID-19 vaccine-associated myocarditis: Analysis of the suspected cases reported to the EudraVigilance and a systematic review of the published literature.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Myocarditis secondary to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination has been reported in the literature.

Objective

This study aimed to characterize the reported cases of myocarditis after COVID-19 vaccination based on age, gender, doses, and vaccine type from published literature and the EudraVigilance database.

Methods

We performed an analysis in the EudraVigilance database (until December 18, 2021) and a systematic review of published literature for reported cases of suspected myocarditis and pericarditis (until 30th June 2022) after the COVID-19 vaccination.

Results

EudraVigilance database analysis revealed 16,514 reported cases of myocarditis or pericarditis due to the vaccination with COVID-19 vaccines. The cases of myo- or pericarditis wer

SUBMITTER: Jaiswal V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10746454 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature