Category: Pericarditis

Acute pericarditis as a primary presentation of COVID-19

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Authors:Rajesh Kumar1, Jathinder Kumar1, Caroline Daly and Sadat Ali Edroos http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3267-63502 Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic is a highly contagious viral illness which conventionally manifests primarily with respiratory symptoms. We report a case whose first manifestation of COVID-19 was pericarditis, in the absence of respiratory symptoms, without any serious complications. Cardiac involvement in various forms is possible in COVID-19. We […]

Colchicine Treatment for Recurrent Pericarditis

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A Decade of Experience Authors: Y. Adler, Y. Finkelstein, J. Guindo, A. Rodriguez de la Serna, Y. Shoenfeld, A. Bayes-Genis, A. Sagie, A. Bayes de Luna and D. H. SpodickOriginally published2 Jun 1998 https://doi.org/10.1161/01.CIR.97.21.2183 Circulation. 1998;97:2183–2185 Abstract Background—The most troublesome complication of acute pericarditis is recurrent episodes of pericardial inflammation, occurring in 15% to 32% of cases. The cause of the recurrence is usually […]

Heart-disease risk soars after COVID — even with a mild case

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Authors: Saima May Sidik 10 February 2022 Massive study shows a long-term, substantial rise in risk of cardiovascular disease, including heart attack and stroke, after a SARS-CoV-2 infection. Even a mild case of COVID-19 can increase a person’s risk of cardiovascular problems for at least a year after diagnosis, a new study1 shows. Researchers found that […]

Association of Myocarditis With BNT162b2 Messenger RNA COVID-19 Vaccine in a Case Series of Children

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Authors: Audrey Dionne, MD1,2; Francesca Sperotto, MD1,2; Stephanie Chamberlain1,2; et alAnnette L. Baker, MSN, CPNP1,2; Andrew J. Powell, MD1,2; Ashwin Prakash, MD1,2; Daniel A. Castellanos, MD1,2; Susan F. Saleeb, MD1,2; Sarah D. de Ferranti, MD, MPH1,2; Jane W. Newburger, MD, MPH1,2; Kevin G. Friedman, MD1,2 JAMA Cardiol. 2021;6(12):1446-1450. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2021.347 Question  What are the findings on cardiac imaging in children with myocarditis after COVID-19 vaccination? Findings  In this case series of 15 children who were hospitalized with myocarditis after receipt of the BNT162b2 messenger RNA COVID-19 vaccine for 1 to […]

Study: Myocarditis risk 37 times higher for children with COVID-19 than uninfected peers

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Authors: Melissa Jenco, News Content Editor August 31, 2021 The risk of myocarditis for children under 16 years is 37 times higher for those infected with COVID-19 than those who haven’t been infected with the virus, according to a new study. Authors from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said the study provides […]

Long-term cardiovascular outcomes of COVID-19

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Authors: Yan Xie, Evan Xu, Benjamin Bowe & Ziyad Al-Aly  Nature Medicine (2022) Abstract The cardiovascular complications of acute coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are well described, but the post-acute cardiovascular manifestations of COVID-19 have not yet been comprehensively characterized. Here we used national healthcare databases from the US Department of Veterans Affairs to build a cohort of 153,760 individuals with […]

1000 Peer Reviewed Studies Questioning Covid-19 Vaccine Safety

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Peer Reviewed Medical Papers Submitted To Various Medical Journals, Evidencing A Multitude Of Adverse Events In Covid-19 Vaccine Recipients. The list includes studies published as of January 20, 2022 concerning the potential adverse reaction from COVID-19 vaccines, such as myocarditis, thrombosis, thrombocytopenia, vasculitis, cardiac, Bell’s Palsy, immune-mediated disease, and many more. Myocarditis after mRNA vaccination […]

Myocarditis following mRNA vaccination against SARS-CoV-2, a case series

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Authors:William W.KingaMatthew R.PetersenaRalph M.MatarbJeffery B.BudwegaLydaCuervo PardocJohn W.Petersenb American Heart Journal Plus: Cardiology Research and Practice Volume 8, August 2021, 100042 Abstract Introduction mRNA COVID-19 vaccines have emerged as a new form of vaccination that has proven to be highly safe and effective against COVID-19 vaccination. Rare adverse events including myocarditis have been reported in the literature. […]

More bad news on Covid vaccines and myocarditis in men under 40 – even as more colleges require booster shots for students

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Authors: Alex Berenson Reads Jan 5831 A huge new study has found the risk of serious heart problems called myocarditis in men under 40 soars with each dose of a Covid mRNA vaccine – and is sharply higher than the risk from a coronavirus infection itself. The findings call into sharp question the efforts by […]