| Autor: |
Haaf P; Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel (CRIB), University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Switzerland.; on behalf of the Working Group for Echocardiography and Cardiac Imaging of the Swiss Society of Cardiology., Kuster GM; Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel (CRIB), University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Switzerland.; on behalf of the Swiss Society of Cardiology., Mueller C; Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel (CRIB), University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Switzerland., Berger CT; Immunisation Clinic and University Centre for Immunology, University Hospital Base, Switzerland., Monney P; on behalf of the Working Group for Echocardiography and Cardiac Imaging of the Swiss Society of Cardiology.; Department of Cardiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV) and University of Lausanne, Switzerland., Burger P; on behalf of the Working Group for Echocardiography and Cardiac Imaging of the Swiss Society of Cardiology., Stämpfli SF; on behalf of the Working Group for Echocardiography and Cardiac Imaging of the Swiss Society of Cardiology.; Cardiology Division, Heart Centre, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland., Attenhofer Jost CH; on behalf of the Working Group for Echocardiography and Cardiac Imaging of the Swiss Society of Cardiology.; Cardiovascular Centre, Klinik Im Park, Zurich, Switzerland., Zellweger MJ; Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel (CRIB), University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Switzerland., Osswald S; Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel (CRIB), University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Switzerland., Donner BC; Paediatric Cardiology, University Children's Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland and on behalf of the Swiss Society of Paediatric Cardiology., Koestner SC; on behalf of the Working Group for Echocardiography and Cardiac Imaging of the Swiss Society of Cardiology.; Department of Cardiology, Ensemble Hospitalier de la Côte, Morges, Switzerland., Tanner FC; on behalf of the Swiss Society of Cardiology.; Department of Cardiology, University Heart Centre Zurich, Switzerland. |
| Abstrakt: |
The benefits of vaccination - regarding COVID-19 infection and transmission, as well as COVID-associated complications - clearly outweigh the potential risk of vaccine-associated inflammation of the heart and other adverse events. Given the current state of knowledge, the outcome of myocarditis and pericarditis following vaccination is generally good. This review aims to guide physicians in the early diagnosis and management of suspected myocarditis following mRNA COVID vaccination. The initial work-up should include detailed history, a 12-lead electrocardiogram and serological biomarkers (high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T/I, natriuretic peptides and markers of inflammation) in accordance with the assessments recommended in current clinical practice guidelines for patients presenting with acute chest pain. In patients with suspected myocarditis, further assessment with transthoracic echocardiography and cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging should be undertaken to confirm peri-/myocarditis and to distinguish the findings from other diseases with similar presentation. Patients with mRNA vaccine-associated myocarditis should be followed-up at least once to exclude chronic myocardial inflammation and deterioration of left ventricular ejection fraction. Consultation with an expert such as an immunologist with experience in vaccination regarding further mRNA vaccinations is advised in all patients with mRNA vaccine-associated perimyocarditis. Reporting of mRNA vaccine-associated myocarditis to Swissmedic is mandatory. Cohort studies prospectively follow-up on young adult and paediatric populations following immunisation with an mRNA COVID vaccine to monitor cardiac and immune parameters would generate valuable knowledge to better understand pathogenesis and risk factors for vaccine-associated perimyocarditis. |
