A Case Series on Myocarditis after COVID-19 Vaccination

Abstract

Many efforts have been undertaken to develop a successful vaccine to contain the catastrophe since the COVID-19 outbreak. Early in December 2020, the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine program was initiated, and it significantly reduced transmission and mortality. However, there are cases of cardiac complications like myocarditis that have been encountered in several individuals after administrating the COVID-19 vaccine. Therefore, this present work aims to describe four cases of Myocarditis in the existing literature review. A literature search was carried out using Scopus, Science Direct, PubMed, and other renowned databases for high-quality recent individualized case reports of individuals having myocarditis after receiving the vaccine, research papers, case series, and review articles with no language restriction. The findings from the four cases and rigorous literature review revealed that myocarditis is one of the adverse reactions after COVID-19 vaccination which comes with initial symptoms of chest pain and fever which can further execrate if ignored. However, the use of symptomatic relief and anti-inflammatory non-steroidal drugs have4 been noted to be effective in managing myocarditis induced by COVID-19 Vaccinations.

Imprint

Renuka Jyothi S., Indrani Bhattacharya, Arminder Kaur. A Case Series on Myocarditis after COVID-19 Vaccination. Cardiometry; Issue 24; November 2022; p.283-290; DOI: 10.18137/cardiometry.2022.24.283290; Available from: https://www.cardiometry.net/issues/no24-november-2022/case-series-myocarditis