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Two Cases of Acute Myocarditis in Young Male Adults After mRNA Vaccines Against COVID-19: Similarities and Differences
BACKGROUND: The advent of the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has created unprecedented situations, both in terms of health and socio-economic level, worldwide. The emergence of vaccines against this highly contagious virus has raised hopes for its effective inhibition. The efficacy of vaccines, in more...
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Academy of Medical Sciences of Bosnia and Herzegovina
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9478807/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36200112 http://dx.doi.org/10.5455/medarh.2022.76.215-220 |
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author | Sdogkos, Evangelos Sideri, Angeliki Kasmeridis, Charalambos Konstantinou, Thrasivoulos Vogiatzis, Ioannis |
author_facet | Sdogkos, Evangelos Sideri, Angeliki Kasmeridis, Charalambos Konstantinou, Thrasivoulos Vogiatzis, Ioannis |
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description | BACKGROUND: The advent of the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has created unprecedented situations, both in terms of health and socio-economic level, worldwide. The emergence of vaccines against this highly contagious virus has raised hopes for its effective inhibition. The efficacy of vaccines, in more than a year of their application in clinical practice, is indisputable, both in terms of reducing serious hospitalizations and deaths, especially in high-risk populations. As with any new medication, the quest and investigation for side effects are reasonable. Myocarditis is one of the extremely rare side effects reported in mRNA vaccines, especially in young males. CASE PRESENTATION: We present two cases of myocarditis that occurred in our hospital in a short time between them and compare them point by point to identify similarities and differences in order to draw conclusions about the severity of this side effect and its outcome. CONCLUSION: The benefits of vaccination against Covid-19 outweigh possible untoward effects and especially myocarditis. Health workers must close monitor the vaccinated patients for possible future cardiovascular complications. |
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spelling | pubmed-94788072022-10-04 Two Cases of Acute Myocarditis in Young Male Adults After mRNA Vaccines Against COVID-19: Similarities and Differences Sdogkos, Evangelos Sideri, Angeliki Kasmeridis, Charalambos Konstantinou, Thrasivoulos Vogiatzis, Ioannis Med Arch Case Series BACKGROUND: The advent of the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has created unprecedented situations, both in terms of health and socio-economic level, worldwide. The emergence of vaccines against this highly contagious virus has raised hopes for its effective inhibition. The efficacy of vaccines, in more than a year of their application in clinical practice, is indisputable, both in terms of reducing serious hospitalizations and deaths, especially in high-risk populations. As with any new medication, the quest and investigation for side effects are reasonable. Myocarditis is one of the extremely rare side effects reported in mRNA vaccines, especially in young males. CASE PRESENTATION: We present two cases of myocarditis that occurred in our hospital in a short time between them and compare them point by point to identify similarities and differences in order to draw conclusions about the severity of this side effect and its outcome. CONCLUSION: The benefits of vaccination against Covid-19 outweigh possible untoward effects and especially myocarditis. Health workers must close monitor the vaccinated patients for possible future cardiovascular complications. Academy of Medical Sciences of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2022-06 /pmc/articles/PMC9478807/ /pubmed/36200112 http://dx.doi.org/10.5455/medarh.2022.76.215-220 Text en © 2022 Evangelos Sdogkos, Angeliki Sideri, Charalambos Kasmeridis, Thrasivoulos Konstantinou, Ioannis Vogiatzi https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) ) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Series Sdogkos, Evangelos Sideri, Angeliki Kasmeridis, Charalambos Konstantinou, Thrasivoulos Vogiatzis, Ioannis Two Cases of Acute Myocarditis in Young Male Adults After mRNA Vaccines Against COVID-19: Similarities and Differences |
title | Two Cases of Acute Myocarditis in Young Male Adults After mRNA Vaccines Against COVID-19: Similarities and Differences |
title_full | Two Cases of Acute Myocarditis in Young Male Adults After mRNA Vaccines Against COVID-19: Similarities and Differences |
title_fullStr | Two Cases of Acute Myocarditis in Young Male Adults After mRNA Vaccines Against COVID-19: Similarities and Differences |
title_full_unstemmed | Two Cases of Acute Myocarditis in Young Male Adults After mRNA Vaccines Against COVID-19: Similarities and Differences |
title_short | Two Cases of Acute Myocarditis in Young Male Adults After mRNA Vaccines Against COVID-19: Similarities and Differences |
title_sort | two cases of acute myocarditis in young male adults after mrna vaccines against covid-19: similarities and differences |
topic | Case Series |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9478807/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36200112 http://dx.doi.org/10.5455/medarh.2022.76.215-220 |
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