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Myocarditis and pericarditis are inflammatory conditions of the heart that present a range of symptoms, often including chestpain, fatigue, breathlessness and palpitations that may be irregular due to cardiac rhythm disturbances.
Myopericarditis is a now a well reported complication associated with Sars-Cov-2 (COVID-19) vaccinations. The case reports Case 1 involves a 26 year old man who developed pericarditis after the Pfizer vaccine. Pericarditis, an inflammation of the sac the heart lives in, developed about 7 days after the Pfizer vaccine.
He was concerned because he had chestpain after his first mRNA vaccine and was uncomfortable with the risks of a second mRNA dose. I recently saw a young man who came to see me because his place of future employment, a large health system was requiring him to complete the 1º series of his COVID19 vaccination.
days of chestpain that started as substernal and crushing in nature awakening him from sleep and occasionally traveling to right side of neck. The pain was described as constant, worse with deep inspiration and physical activity, sometimes sharp. He reported 1.5 2021 Apr 18;13(4):700. doi: 10.3390/v13040700.
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