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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.

U of A researcher receives $436,642 from NIH to study effects of SARS-COV-2 on the aortic valve

The National Institute of Health awarded $436,642 to associate professor of biomedical engineering, Kartik Balachandran, to study the downstream effects of acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 on the aortic valve.

24 Mar 2022

Study evaluates risk estimates of myocarditis and pericarditis from mRNA-1273 and BNT162b2 vaccines

A new study assesses whether the risk of myocarditis and pericarditis differs between the two mRNA vaccines.

23 Mar 2022

The effects of anti-SARS-CoV-2 monoclonal antibodies on pregnant and postpartum women

Researchers examine the safety and efficacy of mAbs in pregnant and postpartum women with COVID-19.

16 Mar 2022

New guidance addresses how student athletes can safely return to play after COVID-19 infection

Student athletes ages 14-25 who experience COVID-19 infections need not undergo diagnostic testing for myocarditis in the absence of cardiac symptoms, according to guidance published today by the American College of Cardiology.

16 Mar 2022

Study evaluates monoclonal antibody treatment for pregnant COVID-19 patients

Researchers evaluated COVID-19 monoclonal antibody treatment in pregnant and postpartum women.

16 Mar 2022

Can cardiac biomarkers determine COVID-19 prognosis?

Researchers review prognostic cardiac biomarkers in COVID-19 patients.

15 Mar 2022

Study finds chimeric mRNA induces potent and broadly acting neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 variants

Researchers explored strategies to develop an mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine that could elicit safer and wider protection against SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern.

10 Mar 2022

Incidence of myocarditis and pericarditis following COVID-19 vaccination

Researchers used a cohort design for the estimation of adjusted hazard ratios for hospitalized or fatal myocarditis/pericarditis following the first and second dose of BNT162b2 and ChAdOx1 vaccines.

10 Mar 2022

Myocarditis and pericarditis in COVID-19 vaccine recipients

A new study provides valuable evidence towards this end, using surveillance data to provide the best estimates of these outcomes.

6 Mar 2022

When teens blow off parents’ pleas to get vaccinated, the consequences can be deadly

Kennedy Stonum, a high school junior, deflected repeated entreaties from her father to please just get vaccinated against covid-19.

4 Mar 2022

Case ascertainment of myocarditis following COVID-19 booster vaccine

Researchers from the US performed a time case surveillance of myopericarditis following COVID-19 booster vaccination in a cohort of health plan members of Kaiser Permanente Northwest Health System, Portland, Oregano.

17 Feb 2022

Cardiac MRI shows a similar injury pattern for vaccine-associated myocarditis

Vaccine-associated myocarditis shows a similar injury pattern on cardiac MRI compared to other causes of myocarditis, but abnormalities are less severe, according to a new study published in the journal Radiology.

15 Feb 2022

Philippines starts vaccinating children aged five to 11 against COVID-19

The Philippines began vaccinating children aged five to 11 against COVID-19 on Monday after initial hiccups over delayed deliveries of the Pfizer-BioNTech doses and opposition to the drive by some parents.

9 Feb 2022

Study suggests people with COVID-19 exhibit increased risks and 12-month burdens of incident cardiovascular diseases

Researchers estimated the risk and one-year burden of a set of pre-specified cardiovascular outcomes in a cohort of COVID-19-infected patients who survived the acute phase of illness.

9 Feb 2022

Association between SARS-CoV-2 infection and several key respiratory and non-respiratory complications

Researchers assessed the intensity of association between SARS-CoV-2 infection and risks of various respiratory and non-respiratory complications.

9 Feb 2022

Red foxes susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection

Working towards the aim to determine the SARS-CoV-2 susceptibility of common wildlife species, the researchers in the United States have found that red fox (Vulpes vulpes) can experimentally become infected with SARS-CoV-2 and can shed virus in its oral and nasal secretions.

3 Feb 2022

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U of A researcher receives $436,642 from NIH to study effects of SARS-COV-2 on the aortic valve

Study evaluates risk estimates of myocarditis and pericarditis from mRNA-1273 and BNT162b2 vaccines

The effects of anti-SARS-CoV-2 monoclonal antibodies on pregnant and postpartum women

New guidance addresses how student athletes can safely return to play after COVID-19 infection

Study evaluates monoclonal antibody treatment for pregnant COVID-19 patients

Can cardiac biomarkers determine COVID-19 prognosis?

Study finds chimeric mRNA induces potent and broadly acting neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 variants

Incidence of myocarditis and pericarditis following COVID-19 vaccination

Myocarditis and pericarditis in COVID-19 vaccine recipients

When teens blow off parents’ pleas to get vaccinated, the consequences can be deadly

Case ascertainment of myocarditis following COVID-19 booster vaccine

Cardiac MRI shows a similar injury pattern for vaccine-associated myocarditis

Philippines starts vaccinating children aged five to 11 against COVID-19

Study suggests people with COVID-19 exhibit increased risks and 12-month burdens of incident cardiovascular diseases

Association between SARS-CoV-2 infection and several key respiratory and non-respiratory complications

Red foxes susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection

Artificial intelligence could help better predict the onset and course of cardiovascular disease

AI could lead to better ways to predict the onset and course of cardiovascular disease

Exploring biological characteristics of SARS-CoV-2-induced myocardial damage

Impact of atrial fibrillation in COVID-19 vaccine-induced pericarditis patients

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