%0 Journal Article
%T Myocarditis after COVID-19 Vaccination
%A Naoki Hashimoto
%A Kazuhiro Kashio
%J Open Journal of Emergency Medicine
%P 32-36
%@ 2332-1814
%D 2023
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojem.2023.111004
%X <strong>Aim:</strong> The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is an acute medical, social, political and economic problem. Acute myocarditis is a rare complication of the widely used mRNA-based vaccines. <strong>Case Presentation:</strong> 20-year old male with no preexisting disease or cardiovascular risk factor presented in October 2021 with chest pain after receiving the second dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine 2 days previously. He discharged from ward care only a few days after his initial presentation. <strong>Conclusion:</strong> Despite the meta-analysis results suggesting a higher risk of myocarditis with COVID-19 vaccination, vaccination should still be recommended because benefits of the vaccine likely outweigh its harms.
%K COVID-19
%K mRNA-Based Vaccine
%K Myocarditis
%K Spike Protein
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=124014