Biopsy-Proven Fulminant Myocarditis Requiring Mechanical Circulatory Support Following COVID-19 mRNA VaccinationNovel Teaching Points

A 48-year-old woman suffered from cardiogenic shock with fulminant myocarditis following the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine (mRNA-1273). Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and Impella support were essential in achieving hemodynamic stability. Endomyocardial biopsy revealed lymphocytic...

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Main Authors: Shingo Kazama, MD, Takahiro Okumura, MD, PhD, Yuki Kimura, MD, Ryota Ito, MD, Takashi Araki, MD, Takashi Mizutani, MD, Hideo Oishi, MD, Tasuku Kuwayama, MD, PhD, Hiroaki Hiraiwa, MD, PhD, Toru Kondo, MD, PhD, Ryota Morimoto, MD, PhD, Tomoaki Saeki, MD, PhD, Toyoaki Murohara, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-05-01
Series:CJC Open
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589790X22000294