2023
Cytokinopathy with aberrant cytotoxic lymphocytes and profibrotic myeloid response in SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine–associated myocarditis
Barmada A, Klein J, Ramaswamy A, Brodsky N, Jaycox J, Sheikha H, Jones K, Habet V, Campbell M, Sumida T, Kontorovich A, Bogunovic D, Oliveira C, Steele J, Hall E, Pena-Hernandez M, Monteiro V, Lucas C, Ring A, Omer S, Iwasaki A, Yildirim I, Lucas C. Cytokinopathy with aberrant cytotoxic lymphocytes and profibrotic myeloid response in SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine–associated myocarditis. Science Immunology 2023, 8: eadh3455-eadh3455. PMID: 37146127, PMCID: PMC10468758, DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.adh3455.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMRNA vaccinesSARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccinesSARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccinationC-reactive protein levelsB-type natriuretic peptidePeripheral blood mononuclear cellsCardiac tissue inflammationDeep immune profilingSerum soluble CD163Vaccine-associated myocarditisCohort of patientsBlood mononuclear cellsCytotoxic T cellsLate gadolinium enhancementHypersensitivity myocarditisElevated troponinMRNA vaccinationImaging abnormalitiesNK cellsImmune profilingKiller cellsMyeloid responseNatriuretic peptideHumoral mechanismsInflammatory cytokines
2022
Short-Term Outcomes After Myopericarditis Related to COVID-19 Vaccination
Pareek M, Steele J, Asnes J, Baldassarre L, Casale L, Desai N, Elder R, Faherty E, Ferguson I, Fishman R, Ghazizadeh Z, Glick L, Hall E, Khera R, Kokkinidis D, Kwan J, O'Marr J, Schussheim A, Tuohy E, Wang Y, Spatz E, Jacoby D, Miller E. Short-Term Outcomes After Myopericarditis Related to COVID-19 Vaccination. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2022, 15: 2002-2005. PMID: 36357140, PMCID: PMC9094612, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2022.03.026.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes
2021
Symptomatic Acute Myocarditis in 7 Adolescents After Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccination
Marshall M, Ferguson ID, Lewis P, Jaggi P, Gagliardo C, Collins JS, Shaughnessy R, Caron R, Fuss C, Corbin KJE, Emuren L, Faherty E, Hall EK, Di Pentima C, Oster ME, Paintsil E, Siddiqui S, Timchak DM, Guzman-Cottrill JA. Symptomatic Acute Myocarditis in 7 Adolescents After Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccination. Pediatrics 2021, 148: e2021052478. PMID: 34088762, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2021-052478.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccinationCOVID-19 vaccinationAcute myocarditisClinical courseLate gadolinium enhancement (LGE) characteristicsPolymerase chain reaction test resultsTranscription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test resultsVaccine Adverse Event Reporting SystemCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccinationAcute COVID-19Multisystem inflammatory syndromeAdverse Event Reporting SystemImportant adverse eventsTime of presentationNonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugsHealthy male adolescentsGadolinium enhancement characteristicsEvent Reporting SystemReaction test resultsChest painElevated troponinInflammatory syndromeIntravenous immunoglobulinAdverse eventsSecond dose