How to Use myocarditis in a Sentence
myocarditis
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The highest rates of myocarditis in adults were in younger men -- ages 18 to 24.
— Brenda Goodman, CNN, 1 Sep. 2022 -
The pericarditis, the myocarditis, all the kids that died from it.
— Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Oct. 2022 -
The long-term effects of a mild case of myocarditis are not clear.
— oregonlive, 11 Sep. 2021 -
What are the chances of teenagers getting myocarditis from the vaccine?
— William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 3 Aug. 2021 -
And the risk of myocarditis combined with MIS-C was 1,000 times higher.
— Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2022 -
There are no cases of myocarditis, MIS-C, or death in the trial.
— Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 15 June 2022 -
Scientists say the risk of myocarditis tends to be highest in 16- and 17-year-olds.
— The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2021 -
Very rarely, mRNA vaccines can cause myocarditis, or swelling in or around the heart.
— Brenda Goodman, CNN, 1 Sep. 2022 -
The median age of the dozen confirmed with myocarditis is 51.
— Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 20 Nov. 2021 -
There were no cases of myocarditis in the trial of young children.
— NBC News, 27 Oct. 2021 -
The panelists viewed data that showed that the risk of myocarditis, a side effect of the vaccine, is less common in younger children.
— Matthew Herper, STAT, 24 May 2022 -
The cases [of myocarditis] that have been reported are very few.
— Emily Brindley, courant.com, 26 May 2021 -
Due to concerns for myocarditis, there was a delay in FDA approval.
— Verywell Health, 27 Jan. 2023 -
Too few younger individuals have been treated to have a clear idea of the risk of myocarditis.
— Matthew Herper, STAT, 26 Oct. 2021 -
People at risk for myocarditis — those who are ages 18 to 24 — should wait three or four months between boosters.
— Julie Washington, cleveland, 8 Sep. 2022 -
There, only one case of myocarditis has been reported to date.
— NBC News, 23 Sep. 2021 -
The scant data on the risk of myocarditis was criticized by a few health experts in December when the CDC signed off on boosters for 16- and 17-year-olds.
— NBC News, 5 Jan. 2022 -
These reports of myocarditis and pericarditis still have been quite rare.
— Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 13 June 2021 -
Athletes with signs of myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle, would miss at least six weeks, Day said.
— Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 22 Oct. 2020 -
Symptoms of myocarditis include chest pain and shortness of breath.
— oregonlive, 28 May 2021 -
And the rate of myocarditis among athletes who have been infected with the coronavirus is unclear.
— Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2021 -
Ladapo and DeSantis had pointed to the risk of getting myocarditis, or inflammation of the heart, from the vaccine.
— Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com, 8 Mar. 2022 -
What's not stated in the headline is that the actual incidence of myocarditis in non-Covid patients is miniscule in the first place.
— Rita Numerof, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2021 -
But myocarditis was not identified in the trials in young children.
— Jen Christensen, CNN, 21 June 2022 -
This can lead to myocarditis, the technical term for inflammation of the heart muscle.
— Tara C. Smith, SELF, 23 Feb. 2022 -
There were no reports of myocarditis, a rare side effect seen mostly in younger men that has been linked to the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.
— Arkansas Online, 31 Dec. 2021 -
Ot the virus may attack the heart itself, leading to myocarditis -- inflammation of the heart muscle.
— Gina Yu and Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN, 19 May 2020 -
Of the Big Ten athletes who tested positive for the coronavirus this spring and summer, 15% showed signs of myocarditis.
— Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 12 Sep. 2020 -
Some parents still fear the risk of myocarditis, or inflammation of the heart muscle, which was found to be an unwanted side effect of the Moderna mRNA side effect in boys and young men aged 12 to 39 years old.
— Sophie Mellor, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2022 -
Related: Covid vaccines averted 3 million deaths in U.S., according to new study The researchers behind the study explored each of the leading possibilities as to the root cause of myocarditis after vaccination.
— Elaine Chen Reprints, STAT, 5 May 2023
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