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Vaccine myocarditis update from Korea

Dr. Anish Koka

The KDCA also established a reporting system with a legal obligation for special adverse events including myocarditis and pericarditis after COVID-19 vaccination. Autopsy studies were done for all sudden death cases after COVID-19 vaccination in Korea because of a national compensation program for vaccine injuries.

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A teenager with chest pain, a troponin below the limit of detection, and "benign early repolarization"

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

He was then transferred to quaternary care childrens hospital. The last information available is that the patient was undergoing heart transplant evaluation. She died before she could get a heart transplant. Pericarditis? No apical thrombus noted using Definity contrast. Coxsackie serologies negative. Covid PCR negative.

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OMI in a pediatric patient? Teenagers do get acute coronary occlusion, so don't automatically dismiss the idea.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Written by Kirsten Morrissey, MD with edits by Bracey, Grauer, Meyers, and Smith An older teen was transferred from an outside hospital with elevated serum troponin and and ECG demonstrating ST elevations. The workup at the transferring hospital yielded elevated troponin I at 18.1 Acute coronary syndrome in a pediatric patient?