Ming-Yen Ng, Cheuk Hang Tam, Yung Pok Lee, Ho Tung Ambrose Fong, Chun-Ka Wong, Wing Kei Carol Ng, Maegan Hon Yan Yeung, Wood-Hay Ian Ling, Sabrina Tsao, Eric Yuk Fai Wan, Vanessa Ferreira, Andrew T Yan, Chung Wah Siu, Kai-Hang Yiu, Ivan Fan-Ngai Hung
BACKGROUND: Concerns about COVID-19 vaccination induced myocarditis or subclinical myocarditis persists in some populations. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) has been used to detect signs of COVID-19 vaccination induced myocarditis. This study aims to: (i) characterise myocardial tissue, function, size before and after COVID-19 vaccination, (ii) determine if there is imaging evidence of subclinical myocardial inflammation or injury after vaccination using CMR. METHODS: Subjects aged ≥ 12yrs old without prior COVID-19 or COVID-19 vaccination underwent two CMR examinations: first, ≤ 14 days before the first COVID-19 vaccination and a second time ≤ 14 days after the second COVID-19 vaccination...
December 7, 2023: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance