Outcome and Morphofunctional Changes on Cardiac Magnetic Resonance in Patients With Acute Myocarditis Following mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination

Messenger RNA (mRNA) COVID-19 vaccination has been associated with a higher-than expected occurrence of acute myocarditis, although the benefits of the vaccine greatly outweigh the risk of myocarditis. Even if the short-term prognosis of mRNA vaccine–related myocarditis has been reported to be favorable, scarce information is available on midterm prognosis. The current series included 7 to 9 patients with baseline and follow-up cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMRI). Questions on acute myocarditis following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination addressed by this study are the risk of adverse events after discharge and the extent of residual myocardial dysfunction and scar formation.