Long-term outcomes of myocarditis after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination in adolescents and young adults (2022)

Peer-Reviewed Study · Kracalik I, Oster ME, Broder KR, et al. · November 2022

CDC follow-up survey of patients with post-mRNA-vaccine myocarditis at least 90 days after diagnosis: most were considered recovered by clinicians, but a quarter remained on daily medication and cardiac MRI abnormalities persisted in 54% of those imaged.

519 patients were included… 81% were considered recovered by their health-care provider, and 26% were still taking daily medication; cardiac MRI findings remained abnormal in 81 (54%) of 151 patients

Lancet Child Adolesc Health 2022;6(11):788-798 (PubMed abstract)

CDC follow-up survey of patients with post-mRNA-vaccine myocarditis at least 90 days after diagnosis: most were considered recovered by clinicians, but a quarter remained on daily medication and cardiac MRI abnormalities persisted in 54% of those imaged. PMID 36152650. Authors caution that findings 'might not be generalisable'; the follow-up was conducted by CDC investigators using CDC case data.

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