Chest discomfort after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine causes patient concern

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Chest discomfort after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine causes patient concern

13 October 2021

Chris Ellis

Wednesday 13 October 2021, 12:30 AM

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Consultant cardiologist Chris Ellis discusses myocarditis/pericarditis, a rare side effect of COVID-19 vaccines that may worry some people

Key points, A normal blood troponin (T or I) test excludes a diagnosis of myocarditis. For the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, the chance of vaccine-induced m, Pract Green w Pale Yellow

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References

Kawakami R, Sakamoto A, Kawai K, et al. Pathological evidence for SARS-CoV-2 as a cause of myocarditis: JACC review topic of the week. J Am Coll Cardiol 2021;77(3):314–25.
Paterson I, Ramanathan K, Aurora R, et al. Long COVID-19: A primer for cardiovascular health professionals, on behalf of the CCS Rapid Response Team. Can J Cardiol 2021;37(8):1260–62.
WHO Coronavirus (COVID-19) Dashboard. https://covid19.who.int
Pepe S, Gregory AT, Denniss AR. Myocarditis, pericarditis and cardiomyopathy after COVID-19 vaccination. Heart Lung Circ 2021;30(10):1425–29.
Medsafe. Adverse events following immunisation with COVID-19 vaccines: Safety Report #28 – 11 September 2021. http://www.medsafe.govt.nz/COVID-19/safety-report-28.asp
Ministry of Health. Clinicians reminded to be aware of myocarditis and pericarditis symptoms. 30 August 2021. www.health.govt.nz

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