2023
Longitudinal Assessment of Left Ventricular Function in Patients with Myopericarditis After mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination
NV B, McCollum S, Faherty E, Steele J, Karnik R. Longitudinal Assessment of Left Ventricular Function in Patients with Myopericarditis After mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination. Pediatric Cardiology 2023, 45: 1524-1532. PMID: 37294336, PMCID: PMC10251331, DOI: 10.1007/s00246-023-03200-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLeft ventricular longitudinal strainMRNA COVID-19 vaccinationCOVID-19 vaccinationSubclinical myocardial injuryEjection fractionFractional shorteningInitial presentationMyocardial injurySingle-center reviewMedian ejection fractionLeft ventricular functionVentricular longitudinal strainTime 0Area-length methodWilcoxon signed-rank testAcute illnessDiastolic functionVentricular functionDiastolic parametersLV functionRisk stratificationMyocardial recoveryTissue DopplerSigned-rank testMyopericarditis
2022
Coronavirus disease 2019 and the young heart: prevention, treatment, and return to play
Beach CM, Faherty E, Pesce M. Coronavirus disease 2019 and the young heart: prevention, treatment, and return to play. Current Opinion In Pediatrics 2022, 34: 471-475. PMID: 36036422, PMCID: PMC9593324, DOI: 10.1097/mop.0000000000001167.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsCOVID-19 vaccinationRisk factorsSevere diseasePhysical activitySevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmissionAcute COVID-19 infectionAcute COVID-19Regular physical activityViral prevalenceCOVID-19 infectionSpecific risk factorsCoronavirus disease 2019Current care modelsPrevention of diseaseInflammatory syndromeCardiac manifestationsPoor outcomeDisease 2019Care modelYoung heartsViral transmissionInfectionDiseaseCOVID-19Vaccination
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