Acute Myocarditis Following COVID-19 Vaccination in a Young Adult.

ABSTRACT

The mRNA vaccines for coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) have been implemented across the globe for both emergent and non-emergent applications. We present a rare case of myocarditis following the second dosage of COVID-19 vaccine. In this case, myocarditis was suspected by troponin and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) levels prior to echocardiography, which demonstrated mild pericardial effusion, mild tricuspid regurgitation, and mild asymmetric left ventricular hypertrophy. Mild to moderate symptoms of myocardial inflammation persisted throughout the patient's admission, which attributed to the clinical presentation of chest pain and palpitations. As the patient had no relevant history to account for cardiac pathologies prior to vaccination, this case report serves to further investigate the association between mRNA-derived vaccination and subsequent acute myocarditis development.