Myocarditis after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination: A systematic review of case reports and case series.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) is a global pandemic with over 266 million cases and 5 million deaths worldwide. Anti-COVID-19 vaccinations have had exceptional success in subduing the incidence, prevalence, and disease severity of COVID-19, but rare cases of myocarditis have been reported after COVID-19 vaccinations.

Hypothesis

Myocarditis occurring after COVID-19 mRNA vaccinations have distinguishable clinical characteristics. They usually have a favorable prognosis.

Methods

We performed a systematic literature search on PUBMED and MEDLINE database from inception to December 5, 2021. Studies were analyzed based on predetermined eligibility criteria.

Results

A total of 57 studies containing 275 cases of COVID-19 vaccine-associated myocard

SUBMITTER: Park DY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9286338 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature