The FDA updated warnings for Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to includes risks of myocarditis and pericarditis. A follow-up study showed some individuals who developed myocarditis after ...

Myocarditis and pericarditis are types of heart inflammation. Myocarditis affects the middle layer of heart muscle, and pericarditis only affects the heart’s outer lining. Myocarditis and pericarditis ...

Nationwide study reveals that while myocarditis linked to COVID-19 mRNA vaccines shows less severe long-term outcomes, young, healthy men may still face months of follow-up care and medical management ...

Myocarditis has become a flashpoint in debates about COVID vaccines; however, new research suggests this rare heart inflammation is a window into how powerful immune technologies sometimes misfire in ...

People may use the term “viral heart disease” to describe viral myocarditis. This refers to when a viral infection causes inflammation of heart muscle tissue. Inflammation is the body’s natural ...