COVID-19 Vaccine and Myocarditis
                     COVID-19 
Vaccine and 
Myocarditis
Risk of Myocarditis after COVID 
Vaccine
 Researchers are working day-and-night to improve the 
vaccine to fight COVID-19. The U.S. COVID-19 
vaccination rates move forward, but one of the side 
effects is gaining attention is a type of inflammation in 
the heart muscle called myocarditis.
 Based on passive surveillance reporting in the US, the 
risk of myocarditis increases after receiving mRNA-
based COVID-19 vaccines. The risk has been observed 
across multiple age and sex strata. As per the data the 
risk was highest after the second vaccination dose in 
adolescent males and young men. It is important to 
consider this risk in the context of the benefits 
of COVID-19 vaccination.
What is Myocarditis and how is 
it Caused?
 Myocarditis is a disease affecting the heart muscle or 
myocardium. The heart muscle contracts and relaxes to 
pump blood in and out of your heart as well as to the rest of 
the body. The heart muscles become inflamed, reducing the 
ability to pump blood. This may lead to problems like an 
abnormal heartbeat, chest pain, and trouble breathing.
 In extreme cases, it can lead to blood clots prompting a 
coronary failure or stroke, harm to the heart, or passing. 
Ordinarily, inflammation is your body's reaction to an injury 
or contamination. For instance, when you cut your finger, 
the tissue around the cut rapidly puffs up and becomes red. 
These are exemplary indications of inflammation, during 
which the phones of your safe framework race to the site to 
start fixes.
How to Identify Myocarditis?
 Myocarditis can range from mild to severe. It also 
affects children differently.
 In mild cases, symptoms can include:
 Chest pain
 Shortness of breath
 Heart flutter
 In severe cases, you might notice:
 Chest pain
 Rapid or abnormal heart rhythms
 Shortness of breath, at rest, or during physical activity
 Swelling in your legs, ankles, and feet
 Fatigue
What leads to Heart Inflammation 
after COVID-19 Vaccine?
 The experts aren’t sure of the link between COVID and 
Myocarditis. As per the data, only about 1,000 people 
have gotten vaccine-related myocarditis.
 It has been observed that myocarditis seems to occur:
 In adolescent and young adult males 16 years or older
 After the second dose of one of the two mRNA COVID-
19 vaccines
 Within several days after getting the vaccine
 It is also observed that most people affected with 
myocarditis recovered quickly after getting treatment 
and some rest. The doctors are monitoring the side 
effects but need more research to know for sure what 
the causes and long-term effects might be.
How Is It Diagnosed?
 Early diagnosis is key for appropriate treatment, full 
recuperation, and forestall long-haul heart issues. Your 
primary care physician might do an actual test and get 
some information about your clinical history. They may 
likewise do lab and imaging tests to affirm how extreme 
the condition is. These can include:
 Electrocardiogram (EKG): This would help check your 
heart’s electrical signals and heart rate.
 Chest X-ray
 MRI
 Echocardiogram: This helps detect if your heart muscle 
has become inflamed and if it’s working properly.
 Blood tests
How is myocarditis treated?
 The treatment of myocarditis relies upon the source and seriousness of the 
myocardial aggravation. Much of the time, myocarditis improves with 
appropriate measures, and you'll recuperate totally.
 Some potential treatment options for myocarditis include:
 Corticosteroids: Corticosteroids help dampen or reduce the intensity of 
your immune response and help to lower inflammation levels.
 Cardiac medications: Myocarditis can have signs of heart failure and 
your doctor may prescribe a cardiac medication, such as Beta-blockers, 
ACE inhibitors, ARBs, and cardiac inotropes. This helps to reduce the 
amount of work your heart is doing.
 Diuretics: Therapy with diuretics can help reduce the accumulation of 
fluid.
 Ventricular assist devices (VAD): An extreme case of myocarditis, your 
heart needs help while it’s recovering. A VAD may be helpful to pump 
blood from the lower chambers of your heart to the rest of your body.
 Treating other conditions: Myocarditis caused due to a medical 
condition such as infection or an autoimmune disease, your doctor will also 
take steps to treat that as well.
What are the Complications of 
Myocarditis?
 It's workable for myocarditis to make critical harm 
to the heart. Along these lines, an assortment of 
confusions can result, such as:
 Arrhythmia: Your heartbeat can be too fast, too 
slow, or irregular.
 Cardiomyopathy: Your heart muscle weakens and 
cannot pump blood effectively.
 Heart failure: Your heart has difficulty pumping 
enough blood to the organs and tissues of your 
body
 Heart attack: The blood supply to a part of your 
heart is cut off, causing heart tissue to die.
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