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. 2022 May 11;15(11):2002–2005. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2022.03.026

Table 1.

Clinical and Imaging Characteristics at Admission and Follow-Up in 11 Patients With Post–COVID-19 Vaccine Associated Myopericarditis

Case Age, Race, and Sex Vaccine Time From Vaccine to Presentation Symptoms at Admission CMR Findings at Admission LVEF and RVEF at Admissiona Symptoms at Follow-Up CMR Findings at Follow-Up LVEF and RVEF at Follow-Up
1 21-year-old White man BNT162b2 24 h Pericarditic substernal chest pain Edema. Focal epicardial enhancement. Thickening and enhancement of the pericardium. 53% and 44% 4 mo: asymptomatic Not available Not available
2 16-year-old Black man BNT162b2 48 h Fever, fatigue, headache, dyspnea, pericarditic substernal chest pain Diffuse, patchy edema. Focal subepicardial to near-transmural enhancement. Hyperintense pericardial signal. 57% and 47% 3 mo: intermittent dyspnea and chest discomfort with exertion 2 mo: no edema; continued enhancement, but with improved intensity and thickness; unchanged pericardial signal 54% and 49%
3 17-year-old White man BNT162b2 72 h Fever, headache, myalgias, pericarditic substernal chest pain No edema. Focal epicardial delayed enhancement. Thickening and enhancement of the pericardium. 58% and 50% 4 mo: asymptomatic 2 mo: no edema; continued enhanced, but improved thickness; unchanged pericardial findings 62% and 51%
4 28-year-old Black man mRNA-1273 24 h Fever, chills, nausea, lethargy, palpitations, chest pain, back pain Patchy edema. Focal epicardial delayed enhancement. No pericardial abnormalities. 55% and 48% 1 mo: asymptomatic Not available Not available
5 18-year-old White man BNT162b2 24 h Fever, headache, myalgias, chest pain radiating to left shoulder Localized edema. Focal, linear delayed epicardial enhancement. Hyperintense pericardial signal and thickened pericardium. 56% and 49% 4 mo: asymptomatic 4 mo: no edema; improved enhancement; mildly thickened pericardium 56% and 50%
6 38-year-old White woman BNT162b2 24 h Fever, myalgias, dyspnea, pericarditic substernal chest pain No edema. Focal delayed mid-myocardial enhancement. No pericardial changes, but trace pericardial effusion. 62% and 62% 2 mo: asymptomatic 3 mo: no edema; near-complete resolution of enhancement; resolution of pericardial effusion 59% and 58%
7 23-year-old Black man BNT162b2 12 d Epigastric pain, nausea, chest pain No edema. Linear mid-myocardial delayed enhancement. No pericardial changes. 62% and 53% 2 mo: asymptomatic Not available Not available
8 53-year-old White man Ad26.COV2.S 8 d Weakness, myalgias, chest pain No edema. Focal subepicardial enhancement. Diffuse pericardial enhancement and mild thickening. Small pericardial effusion. 70% and 51% 2 mo: asymptomatic Not available Not available
9 19-year-old White man BNT162b2 36 h Fever, headache, pericarditic substernal chest pain No edema. Negative enhancement. Bright and prominent pericardium with trivial pericardial effusion. 60% and 53% 2 mo: intermittent palpitations and sharp chest pain 3 mo: focal subepicardial enhancement; unchanged pericardial findings 56% and 49%
10 17-year-old White man BNT162b2 36 h Fever, chills, fatigue, myalgias, pericarditic substernal chest pain No edema. Focal mid-myocardial and epicardial delayed enhancement. No pericardial changes. 61% and 59% 4 mo: asymptomatic 4 mo: no edema; mild improvement in enhancement; hyperintense pericardial signal and thickened pericardium; trivial pericardial effusion 57% and 53%
11 19-year-old White man BNT162b2 72 h Palpitations, pericarditic substernal chest pain No edema. Focal mid-myocardial and near-transmural delayed enhancement. No pericardial changes. Hyperintense pericardial signal and thickened pericardium. 59% and 54% 4 mo: asymptomatic 4 mo: no edema; mild focal improvement in enhancement; hyperintense pericardial signal and thickened pericardium; trivial pericardial effusion 56% and 58%

CMR = cardiac magnetic resonance; LVEF = left ventricular ejection fraction; RVEF = right ventricular ejection fraction.

a

LVEF and RVEF were measured via CMR.