Is the mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Safe in Patients With a Prior History of Myocarditis?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Numerous studies have reported myocarditis resulting from messenger RNA (mRNA) coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination. However, to date, there have been no reports highlighting the safety of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in children and adults with a prior history of myocarditis, which was the intent of this study.

Methods and results

Children and adults cared for at the Cleveland Clinic were identified through the electronic health records, who had a history of myocarditis before the COVID-19 pandemic and had subsequently received at least 2 doses of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines (n = 34). Only 1 patient in this series had recurrence of myocarditis confirmed by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging after receiving the second dose. He was a White man who had his first

SUBMITTER: Shahid R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9277999 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature