Elsevier

The Journal of Pediatrics

Volume 245, June 2022, Pages 233-237
The Journal of Pediatrics

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Persistent Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings in a Cohort of Adolescents with Post-Coronavirus Disease 2019 mRNA Vaccine Myopericarditis

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We describe the evolution of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging findings in 16 patients, aged 12-17 years, with myopericarditis after the second dose of the Pfizer mRNA coronavirus disease 2019 vaccine. Although all patients showed rapid clinical improvement, many had persistent cardiac magnetic resonance imaging findings at 3- to 8-month follow-up.

Abbreviations

COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019
ECG
Electrocardiogram
IVIG
Intravenous immunoglobulin
LGE
Late gadolinium enhancement
LV
Left ventricle
LVEF
Left ventricular ejection fraction
MRI
Magnetic resonance imaging
NSAID
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

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