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In medicine (cardiology), myocarditis is inflammation of heart muscle (myocardium). It resembles a heart attack but coronary arteries are not blocked.

The cumulative risk of myocarditis/myopericarditis among global mRNA-1273 recipients

In a recent study, researchers analyzed the incidence of myocarditis among COVID-19 mRNA-1273 vaccinees.

8 Jun 2022

Investigating incidence and clinical features of post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 in children and adolescents

Researchers identify symptoms and systematic conditions associated with PASC in children

30 May 2022

Scientists determine trajectory and pathophysiology of post-COVID-19 syndrome

A new study utilizes multisystem imaging, along with biomarker analysis, to better understand the pathogenesis of COVID-19.

30 May 2022

Reduced exercise capacity is common in long COVID patients

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers illustrated cardiac findings in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-recovered individuals more than a year after infection.

22 May 2022

Evaluating the safety of COVID-19 vaccines in younger children

Researchers investigated the safety of COVID-19 vaccines in children in the US.

20 May 2022

Should children be vaccinated against COVID-19?

A new study conducted examines issues surrounding children between the ages of five and 11 who are eligible for vaccination against SARS-CoV-2.

18 May 2022

Study investigates COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy

A new study discusses the risk of COVID-19-related complications in pregnancy and the role of vaccination in reducing this risk.

17 May 2022

The safety, immunogenicity, and efficacy of the mRNA-1273 vaccine in children aged 6-11

In a recent study published in The New England Journal of Medicine, researchers evaluated the safety, immunogenicity, and efficacy of the messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA)-1273 vaccine in children.

13 May 2022

UMSOM researchers participate in Big Ten health registry to learn about cardiac issues in athletes recovering from COVID-19

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) have been collaborating on an extensive heart registry that includes student-athletes in the Big Ten athletic conference, to learn more about cardiac issues in those who have recovered from a COVID-19 infection.

11 May 2022

Combined use of traditional cigarettes and e-cigarettes does not reduce cardiovascular disease risk

People who use both traditional (combustible) cigarettes and e-cigarettes do not reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease compared to people who exclusively use traditional cigarettes, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association's flagship, peer-reviewed journal Circulation.

6 May 2022

Delivery technologies of mRNA and pDNA for advanced therapeutic applications

Innovation Center of NanoMedicine (Center Director: Prof. Kazunori Kataoka) has announced that Prof. Satoshi Uchida (Principal Research Scientist), who is also Associated Professor of the Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, published an article review about non-viral messenger RNA (mRNA) and plasmid DNA (pDNA) delivery by addressing the various delivery technologies of mRNA and pDNA, from basic research to therapeutic and clinical application; Pharmaceutics 2022, 14(4), 810.

15 Apr 2022

Scientific statement from the American Heart Association on COVID-19 and cardiovascular complications in children and adolescents

A recent scientific statement published in Circulation reviewed the current knowledge on COVID-19.

13 Apr 2022

Study explores myopericarditis incidence and COVID-19 vaccination

Researchers investigated the impact of COVID-19 vaccination on the incidence of myopericarditis.

13 Apr 2022

Risk of myopericarditis following COVID-19 vaccination is very low, confirms study

The overall risk of myopericarditis following COVID-19 vaccination is very low, affecting 18 people per million vaccine doses. A new study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, confirms that this risk is comparable to or lower following COVID-19 vaccination than other non-COVID-19 vaccines.

13 Apr 2022

Heart complications uncommon for children and young adults after SARS-CoV-2 infection

Heart complications are uncommon, yet treatable for children and young adults after COVID-19 disease or SARS-CoV-2 infection, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association that details what has been learned about how to treat, manage and even prevent cardiovascular complications from the SARS-CoV-2 virus in youth.

12 Apr 2022

International study offers insight into occurrence of acute myocarditis during COVID-19 hospitalization

Acute myocarditis, inflammation of the heart muscle typically triggered by a virus, occurred in about two out of every 1,000 people hospitalized with COVID-19, and was associated with more severe illness and complications in people with COVID-19, especially among people who also had pneumonia, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association's flagship, peer-reviewed journal Circulation.

11 Apr 2022

Study explores incidence of cardiac impairment a year after SARS-CoV-2 infection

Researchers used cardiac magnetic resonance to show the one-year trajectory of cardiac impairment in long coronavirus disease patients.

6 Apr 2022

Study generates a picture of the myocardial transcriptional landscape of COVID-19

Researchers profiled cardiac tissue transcriptomes of COVID-19 patients.

5 Apr 2022

Risk of death from SARS-CoV-2 infection higher than after COVID vaccination

Researchers investigate the risk of death following vaccination as compared to SARS-CoV-2 infection.

28 Mar 2022

Study shows third dose of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 is both safe and effective

A research paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine has demonstrated how a third dose of Pfizer-BioNTech (BNT162b2) vaccine administered in a median period of 10.8 months after the second one bestowed 95.3% efficacy against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), in comparison with two doses of the same vaccine during a median follow-up of 2.5 months.

24 Mar 2022

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The cumulative risk of myocarditis/myopericarditis among global mRNA-1273 recipients

Investigating incidence and clinical features of post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 in children and adolescents

Scientists determine trajectory and pathophysiology of post-COVID-19 syndrome

Reduced exercise capacity is common in long COVID patients

Evaluating the safety of COVID-19 vaccines in younger children

Should children be vaccinated against COVID-19?

Study investigates COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy

The safety, immunogenicity, and efficacy of the mRNA-1273 vaccine in children aged 6-11

UMSOM researchers participate in Big Ten health registry to learn about cardiac issues in athletes recovering from COVID-19

Combined use of traditional cigarettes and e-cigarettes does not reduce cardiovascular disease risk

Delivery technologies of mRNA and pDNA for advanced therapeutic applications

Scientific statement from the American Heart Association on COVID-19 and cardiovascular complications in children and adolescents

Study explores myopericarditis incidence and COVID-19 vaccination

Risk of myopericarditis following COVID-19 vaccination is very low, confirms study

Heart complications uncommon for children and young adults after SARS-CoV-2 infection

International study offers insight into occurrence of acute myocarditis during COVID-19 hospitalization

Study explores incidence of cardiac impairment a year after SARS-CoV-2 infection

Study generates a picture of the myocardial transcriptional landscape of COVID-19

Risk of death from SARS-CoV-2 infection higher than after COVID vaccination

Study shows third dose of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 is both safe and effective

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