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A Case of Heart Transplantation for Fulminant Myocarditis After ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 Vaccination
J Korean Med Sci. 2022 Apr 4;37(13):e104. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2022.37.e104.ABSTRACTVaccines have become the mainstay of management against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection (coronavirus disease 2019; COVID-19) in the absence of effective antiviral therapy. Various adverse effects of COVID-19 vaccination have been reported, including cardiovascular complications such as myocarditis or pericarditis. Herein, we describe clinical records of a 63-year woman with fulminant myocarditis following ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccination that was salvaged by heart transplantation. She complained chest pain, na...
Source: Journal of Korean Medical Science - April 5, 2022 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Seok Hyun Kim Soo Yong Lee Ga Yun Kim Ji Soo Oh Jeongsu Kim Kook Jin Chun Min Ho Ju Chee-Hoon Lee Yeo-Jeong Song Joo-Young Na Source Type: research

Epidemiology and Clinical Features of Myocarditis/Pericarditis before the Introduction of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine in Korean Children: a Multicenter Study
CONCLUSION: The frequency of myocarditis/pericarditis was highest among male adolescent in-patients; however, the outcome was favorable in this group without any mortality.PMID:34402230 | DOI:10.3346/jkms.2021.36.e232
Source: Journal of Korean Medical Science - August 17, 2021 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Hwanhee Park Ki Wook Yun Kyung Ran Kim Seung Ha Song Bin Ahn Doo Ri Kim Gi Beom Kim June Huh Eun Hwa Choi Yae Jean Kim Source Type: research

The impact of the coronavirus disease and Tele-Heart Failure Clinic on cardiovascular mortality and heart failure hospitalization in ambulatory patients with heart failure
by Sarinya Puwanant, Supanee Sinphurmsukskul, Laddawan Krailak, Pavinee Nakaviroj, Noppawan Boonbumrong, Sarawut Siwamogsatham, Krailerk Chettakulanurak, Aekarach Ariyachaipanich, Smonporn Boonyaratavej BackgroundWe sought to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Tele-HF Clinic (Tele-HFC) program on cardiovascular death, heart failure (HF) rehospitalization, and heart transplantation rates in a cohort of ambulatory HF patients during and after the peak of the pandemic. MethodsUsing the HF clinic database, we compared data of patients with HF before, during, and after the peak of the pandemic (January 1 to...
Source: PLoS One - March 23, 2021 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Sarinya Puwanant Source Type: research