Major Study Reveals Real Myocarditis Risk with mRNA Vaccines—Young Males Most at Risk

 

Recently, a substantial study involving numerous prominent academic medical centers investigated the problem of heart-related side effects associated with COVID-19 vaccines. 

Led by an associate cardiologist-in-chief at Boston Children’s Hospital and a University of Utah pediatric cardiologist, the study results, published in the journal Circulation, evidence incidence of myocarditis, or inflammation of the heart muscle as a noted side effect of the COVID-19 vaccines in adolescents and young adults, especially males.

Dongngan Truong, MD, with University of Utah and Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City along with Jane Newburger, MD, MPH, at Boston Children’s Hospital, led this study finding that symptoms are usually mild and most often subside quickly. 

Some people had laboratory and cardiac MRI evidence of myocardial injury necessitating the need for monitoring programs associated with the mass vaccination program. The long-term effects of those vaccinated and experiencing myocarditis post the vaccine must be understood—with the necessary care available for them. 

Recently published in the peer-reviewed journal Circulation, this retrospective study involved 26 pediatr...

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