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. 2022 Apr 21;77:103657. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.103657

Table 1.

Patient Characteristics and Outcomes of 7 patients reported with myocarditis after second dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccination.

Variables Case 1 Case 2 Case 3 Case 4 Case 5 Case 6 Case 7
Age 28 34 19 16 22 17 36
Gender Male Male Male Male Male Male Male
Prior COVID-19 infection No No No No No No No
Vaccine type BNT162b2 BNT162b2 mRNA-1273 BNT162b2 BNT162b2 BNT162b2 mRNA-1273
Doses received 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Presenting symptoms Chest, fatigue pain Chest pain, fever, and SOB Chest pain, fatigue Chest pain, and chills, fatigue Chest pain, fatigue, fever, headache Chest pain, fever, and fatigue Chest pain, SOB, and myalgia
Days to symptom onset 3 2 2 4 1 2 1
Troponin level Elevated Elevated Elevated Elevated Elevated Elevated Elevated
CRP, mg/dL Abnormal Abnormal Abnormal Abnormal Abnormal Abnormal Abnormal
Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF%) 58% 55% 65% 57% 53% 61% 45%–50%
ECG (ST- change) Abnormal Abnormal Abnormal Abnormal Abnormal Abnormal Abnormal
Rhythm Normal sinus Normal sinus Normal sinus Normal sinus Normal sinus Normal sinus Normal sinus
rhythm rhythm rhythm rhythm rhythm rhythm rhythm
Chest radiography Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal
COVID-19 testing (PCR) Negative Negative Negative Negative Negative Negative Negative
Blood pressure, mm Hg 105/68 125/85 115/80 122/76 112/75 126/68 135/87
Heart rate, bpm 73 65 68 81 79 82 74
Respirations, per min 16 18 17 16 18 16 19
Temperature, °C 36.6 37 36.5 36.7 37.5 37.2 36.8
Length of hospital stay 2 1 3 2 3 2 4
Treatment (s) Colchicine, NSAIDs NSAIDs NSAIDs NSAIDs Colchicine, NSAIDs NSAIDs Colchicine, NSAIDs
Outcome Discharged Discharged Discharged Discharged Discharged Discharged Discharged