"Myocarditis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Inflammatory processes of the muscular walls of the heart (MYOCARDIUM) which result in injury to the cardiac muscle cells (MYOCYTES, CARDIAC). Manifestations range from subclinical to sudden death (DEATH, SUDDEN). Myocarditis in association with cardiac dysfunction is classified as inflammatory CARDIOMYOPATHY usually caused by INFECTION, autoimmune diseases, or responses to toxic substances. Myocarditis is also a common cause of DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY and other cardiomyopathies.
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D009205
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.280.238.625
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| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Myocarditis" by people in Profiles.
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A broad assessment of covid-19 vaccine safety using tree-based data-mining in the vaccine safety datalink. Vaccine. 2023 01 16; 41(3):826-835.
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Incidence of Myocarditis/Pericarditis Following mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination Among Children and Younger Adults in the United States. Ann Intern Med. 2022 12; 175(12):1169-1771.
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Risk of myocarditis and pericarditis following BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 COVID-19 vaccination. Vaccine. 2022 08 19; 40(35):5153-5159.
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Myocarditis or Pericarditis Following mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 06 01; 5(6):e2218512.
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Myocarditis and/or pericarditis risk after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination: A Canadian head to head comparison of BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 vaccines. Vaccine. 2022 Jul 30; 40(32):4663-4671.
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Use of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine After Reports of Myocarditis Among Vaccine Recipients: Update from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices - United States, June 2021. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2021 Jul 09; 70(27):977-982.
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Myocarditis and pericarditis are rare following live viral vaccinations in adults. Vaccine. 2018 03 14; 36(12):1524-1527.
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[Cardiac manifestations of the Fiessinger-Leroy-Reiter syndrome. Apropos of a case report following Yersinia enterocolitica infection]. Rev Rhum Mal Osteoartic. 1982 Dec; 49(12):897-901.