Tag: myocarditis
Using Deep Neural Networks for Survival Prediction in VA-ECMO
Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) is a complex and high-risk life support modality used in severe cardiorespiratory failure. ECMO survival scores are used clinically for patient prognostication... read more
Myocarditis After COVID‐19 mRNA Vaccination in Australia
Myocarditis in adolescents and young adults following the administration of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) mRNA vaccines has been reported. Vaccination of 12–16‐year‐old adolescents with Comirnaty (tozinameran,... read more
Pericarditis and Myocarditis in the ED
Chest pain is one of the most common presentations to the emergency department (ED) and includes a wide differential diagnosis. In today’s post, we will review a less common cause of chest pain seen in the ED: pericarditis... read more
Myopericarditis Following COVID-19 Vaccination and Non-COVID-19 Vaccination
The overall incidence of myopericarditis from 22 studies (405,272,721 vaccine doses) was 33·3 cases (95% CI 15·3–72·6) per million vaccine doses, and did not differ significantly between people who received COVID-19... read more
Long-term Cardiovascular Outcomes of COVID-19
The cardiovascular complications of acute coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are well described, but the post-acute cardiovascular manifestations of COVID-19 have not yet been comprehensively characterized. Here we used... read more
Cardiac Injury in COVID-19
Patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can present with a large panel of cardiac manifestations, including myocardial infarction with (type 1) or without (type 2) obstructive coronary artery disease, arterial or... read more
Incidence of Arrhythmia Higher in COVID-19 vs. Other CAPs
The incidence of arrhythmia was higher in COVID-19 than in other community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), with 2 out of 10 COVID-19 patients dying after developing arrhythmia. Higher incidence rates of conduction disorders... read more
Factors Associated With Initiation of ECPR in the Pediatric Population
Although extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) is increasingly utilized in the pediatric critical care environment, our understanding regarding pediatric candidacy for ECPR remains unknown. Our objective... read more
Learning From Doctors with Long COVID-19
When Sarah Burns and Sue Warren started a support group for doctors with long covid, they found a number of people struggling with new experiences, losses, and vulnerabilities Long covid has emerged as a serious, yet poorly... read more
Letter Warns Against Clinical Role for Cardiac MRI in Asymptomatic COVID Patients
We are a group of clinicians, researchers and imaging specialists writing in response to recent publications and media coverage about myocarditis after COVID-19. We work in different areas such as public health, internal... read more
Acute myocarditis and multisystem inflammatory emerging disease following SARS-CoV-2 infection in critically ill children
Acute myocarditis with intense systemic inflammation and atypical Kawasaki disease is an emerging severe pediatric disease following SARS-CoV-2 infection. Early recognition of this disease is needed and referral to an expert... read more
Pediatric Critical Care and COVID-19
We provide early clinical and laboratory data about critical pediatric COVID-19, which suggest a variable disease but generally good outcomes compared with adults. Targets for research include the course of organ failure... read more
First Case of COVID-19 Complicated With Fulminant Myocarditis
COVID-19 patients may develop severe cardiac complications such as myocarditis and heart failure. This is the first report of COVID-19 complicated with fulminant myocarditis. The mechanism of cardiac pathology caused by COVID-19... read more
