Covid latest: Risk of myocarditis ‘seven times more likely’ with COVID-19 than vaccines
The rare risk of heart inflammation has been a key driver of vaccine hesitancy since the jab was developed. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - October 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Unique Transcriptional Coronary Endothelial Cell Pattern in COVID Unique Transcriptional Coronary Endothelial Cell Pattern in COVID
Digital spatial transcriptomic profiling of coronary endothelial cells shows differential expression patterns for SARS-CoV-2 myocarditis.First Look (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - October 11, 2022 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Myocarditis Rare But Ticks Upward After COVID Booster in Youth Myocarditis Rare But Ticks Upward After COVID Booster in Youth
A national study again shows a low rate of myocarditis with COVID vaccines in those under age 40 years, but also an uptick in rates among male adolescents after a first booster.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - October 6, 2022 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
AHA News: Genetics May Explain Rare Heart Inflammation in Some Young People
MONDAY, Sept. 26, 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- Gene abnormalities may make some people more susceptible to myocarditis, a rare type of heart inflammation that can affect young people and athletes, a large new study shows.
The findings,... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 26, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Famine and CVD; Another TEER Device Approved; Medical Misinformation on YouTube?
(MedPage Today) -- Approximately 6 months after COVID vaccine-related myocarditis, follow-up MRI scans suggest some recovery in left ventricular ejection fraction and decline in late gadolinium enhancement. (JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging)
Around... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - September 20, 2022 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Risk for Myocarditis Low After BNT162b2 Booster in Israel
TUESDAY, Sept. 6, 2022 -- The risk estimate for myocarditis in the 30 days after receipt of a COVID-19 booster dose (BNT162b2) is 1.42 per 100,000 overall, with higher risk seen in young males, according to a research letter published online Sept. 5... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 6, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Monkeypox Myocarditis; Early DOACs After Stroke; Saturated Fats Absolved?
(MedPage Today) -- The American College of Cardiology said clinicians should be on the lookout for heart problems in patients with monkeypox after a 31-year-old man developed acute myocarditis.
Lingering cardiac symptoms in people who initially... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - September 6, 2022 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Acute Myocarditis a Possible Complication of Monkeypox Acute Myocarditis a Possible Complication of Monkeypox
A 31-year-old man with confirmed monkeypox developed acute myocarditis roughly 1 week after eruption of the characteristic skin lesions of the disease.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - September 3, 2022 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Researchers take aim at cancer drugs ’ toxic side effects
The patient was a success story, his advanced melanoma erased by a popular new cancer treatment. Known as immune checkpoint inhibitors, the drugs coax the immune system to seek and destroy cancer cells—and in this case, they “worked beautifully,” says Kerry Reynolds, an oncologist at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) who helped care for the man.
But about a month after an infusion, without a melanoma cell detectable in his body, the 64-year-old was admitted to the hospital, gravely ill. The drugs were sending his immune system into overdrive, wreaking havoc on his colon and nervous system.
Doctors strug...
Source: ScienceNOW - August 31, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news
Antibiotics Before Dentist; ICD/CRT-D Recall; More Transcatheter Firsts
(MedPage Today) -- Observational data support antibiotics before invasive dental procedures for a reduction in infective endocarditis among high-risk individuals. (Journal of the American College of Cardiology)
Risk of myocarditis after COVID... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - August 24, 2022 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
For Many, Myocarditis Risk Higher After SARS-CoV-2 Infection Than Vaccination
TUESDAY, Aug. 23, 2022 -- The overall risk for myocarditis is higher after a positive severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) test than after COVID-19 vaccination, according to a study published online Aug. 22 in... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 23, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Myocarditis a Common Long COVID Condition in Kids
(MedPage Today) -- The burden of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), or long COVID, appeared to be low among children, but myocarditis was the most commonly diagnosed PASC-associated condition, according to a large retrospective... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - August 22, 2022 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Post-COVID, use MRI to evaluate athletes for myocardial strain
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MRI spots myocarditis in young people vaccinated for COVID-19 (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - August 15, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Heart Risks of Early Menopause; Criss-Cross TAVR; Cardiac Remodeling at 16,732 Ft
(MedPage Today) -- Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine needs to carry warnings about myocarditis and pericarditis as potential side effects, European regulators said. (Reuters)
Women with premature menopause in their 30s and 40s were at increased risk... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - August 10, 2022 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Evidence Updated on Myocarditis After mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination
TUESDAY, Aug. 2, 2022 -- Male adolescents and young adults have the highest risk for myocarditis after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination, with an increased risk for Moderna vaccines, according to an updated review published online July 13 in The... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 2, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
