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. 2021 Jul 10;15(5):102205. doi: 10.1016/j.dsx.2021.102205

Table 3.

COVID-19 Vaccine and myocarditis.

Case Age/Sex Comorbidities Echo ECG CRP Trop Coronary
Angio
Symptom Symptoms
onset
cMRI
Albert [29] 24 M N/A Normal Sinus Rhythm 26.4 Trop 18.94 Normal CP
Fever
Chills
Myalgia
4 d p¯ 2nd T2- Mild myocardial/epicardial delayed gadolinium; Patchy
Mouch 1 [28] 24 M None Normal Diffuse ST elevation 58.1 Trop: 589 NA CP 3d p¯ 2nd T2- Mild myocardial edema; LGE in subepicardial region
Mouch 2 [28] 20 M None LVEF 50–55%
Apical Hypokinesia
Sinus tachycardia
ST elevation: V2–V6
100 Trop: 1062 Normal CP 1d p¯ 2nd T2- Mild myocardial edema; LGE in subepicardial region of basal/middle anterolateral and inferolateral walls
Mouch 3 [28] 29 M Obesity Normal Diffuse PR depression/
ST elevation
86 Trop: 876 Normal CP 2d p¯ 2nd T2- Mild, diffuse myocardial edema; LGE in subepicardial region of the basal inferolateral, anterolateral, and anteroseptal walls
Mouch 4 [28] 45 M HLD LVEF 50–55% ST elevation: I, aVL
Inverted T: V3–V5
ST depression: III, aVF
56.2 Trop: 392 Normal CP 16d p¯ 1st T2- Subepicardial edema of middle anterolateral, inferolateral and apical anterior walls; LGE present in same segments
Mouch 5 [28] 16 M None Normal ST elevation: V2–V4 1.6 Trop: 14350 Normal CP
Myalgia
1d p¯ 2nd T2- Midmyocardial/Subepicardial edema of basal inferolateral and middle anterolateral walls; LGE present in same segments
Mouch 6 [28] 17 M Obesity Normal N/A 54.7 Trop: 1130 NA CP 3d p¯ 2nd T2- Subepicardial edema of basal/middle inferolateral, inferior-septal, apical anterior & inferior walls; LGE present in same segments;
Mid-myocardial enhancement of the middle inferolateral/anterolateral, apical anterior, and lateral walls c/w myopericarditis
García [30] 39 M Asthma
Autoimmune hypothyroidism
Chronic atrophic gastritis
Atrial fibrillation
Normal Sinus tachycardia
Narrow QRS
Diffuse ST-segment
N/A Trop: 854 NA CP 6hrs p¯ 2nd T2- Myocardial edema; Subpericardial enhancement of the lateral mediastinal
Ammirati 1 [33] 56 M N/A N/A Minimal ST elevation of Precordial Leads
Peaked T waves
2.9 Trop: 515 Normal N/A 3d p¯ 2nd T2- Subepicardial edema of basal and apical inferolateral walls; Focal subepicardial-intramyocardial (non-ischemic pattern) LGE present in same segments c/w acute myocarditis
Marshall 1 [34] 16 M N/A Normal AV dissociation with junctional escape
ST elevation
12.3 Trop: 12.43 Normal N/A 2d p¯2nd T2- LGE c/w acute myocarditis
Marshall 2 [34] 19 M N/A Normal Sinus tachycardia
Diffuse ST elevation
6.7 Trop: 232 Normal N/A 3d p¯ 2nd T2- mid-wall LGE along basal inferolateral wall segment; Patchy
Marshall 3 [34] 17 M N/A Borderline basal lateral/posterior strain Abnormal T wave Diffuse ST elevation c/w acute pericarditis 2.53 Trop: 5550 Borderline basal lateral/posterior strain N/A 2d p¯ 2nd T2- LGE of LV subepicardial basal anterolateral and basal to mid-ventricular inferolateral segments c/w myonecrosis
Marshall 4 [34] 18 M N/A Normal ST elevation 12.7 Trop: 1090 Normal N/A 3d p¯ 2nd T2- Edema, hyperemia, and fibrosis of segments c/w acute myocarditis
Marshall 5 [34] 17 M N/A Normal ST elevation 18.1 Trop: 3200 Normal N/A 3d p¯ 2nd T2- Subepicardial edema; LGE revealed complete transmural LV free wall
Marshall 6 [34] 16 M N/A Normal ST-elevation 1.8 Trop: 660 Normal N/A 3d p¯ 2nd T2- Diffuse subepicardial edema; LGE present in same segment
Marshall 7 [34] 14 M N/A Mildly depressed LV/RV systolic function Diffuse ST elevation c/w acute pericarditis 12.7 Trop: 22100 Mildly depressed LV/RV systolic function
LVEF 47%
N/A 2d p¯ 2nd T2- Subepicardial edema of middle and apical LV free wall; LGE present in same segments revealed fibrosis.
D'Angelo 1 [32] 30 M N/A Preserved EF, mild pericardial effusion, segmental wall motion abnormality of apical portion of interventricular septum ST elevation: V2–V4, Non-specific T-wave changes: V5 and V6 39.6 Trop: 12546.8 NA N/A 3d p¯ 2nd T2-weighted STIR- Increased myocardial and pericardial signal intensity
Our Case 70 F Multiple Sclerosis LVEF 10% - diffuse LV hypokinesis sinus tachycardia – inverted T: V4–V6 7.2 Trop 2050 Dyspnea 2d J&J

CP: chest pain; ECG = Electrocardiogram; CXR: chest x-ray; CTA: computed tomography angiography; Echo: transesophageal echocardiography or transthoracic echocardiography; Peak CRP= Peak C-Reactive Protein, reported in; Peak Trop = Peak Troponin T or I, reported in; TTE = Trans-Thoracic Echocardiogram; cMRI = Cardiac MRI; LGE = Late Gadolinium Enhancement; NA= Not assessed; c/w = Consistent With; p¯ = After; J&J: Johnson & Johnson's single-dose COVID-19 vaccine.