COVID-19 Vaccine and Myocarditis.pptx
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Myocarditis is a disease affecting the heart muscle or myocardium. The heart muscle contracts and relaxes to pump blood in and out of your heart as well as to the rest of the body. The heart muscles become inflamed, reducing the ability to pump blood. This may lead to problems like an abnormal heartbeat, chest pain, and trouble breathing.
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- 2. Researchers are working day-and-night to improve the vaccine to fight COVID-19. The U.S. COVID-19 vaccination rates move forward, but one of the side effects is gaining attention is a type of inflammation in the heart muscle called myocarditis. Based on passive surveillance reporting in the US, the risk of myocarditis increases after receiving mRNA- based COVID-19 vaccines. The risk has been observed across multiple age and sex strata. As per the data the risk was highest after the second vaccination dose in adolescent males and young men. It is important to consider this risk in the context of the benefits of COVID-19 vaccination.
- 3. Myocarditis is a disease affecting the heart muscle or myocardium. The heart muscle contracts and relaxes to pump blood in and out of your heart as well as to the rest of the body. The heart muscles become inflamed, reducing the ability to pump blood. This may lead to problems like an abnormal heartbeat, chest pain, and trouble breathing. In extreme cases, it can lead to blood clots prompting a coronary failure or stroke, harm to the heart, or passing. Ordinarily, inflammation is your body's reaction to an injury or contamination. For instance, when you cut your finger, the tissue around the cut rapidly puffs up and becomes red. These are exemplary indications of inflammation, during which the phones of your safe framework race to the site to start fixes.
- 4. Myocarditis can range from mild to severe. It also affects children differently. In mild cases, symptoms can include: Chest pain Shortness of breath Heart flutter In severe cases, you might notice: Chest pain Rapid or abnormal heart rhythms Shortness of breath, at rest, or during physical activity Swelling in your legs, ankles, and feet Fatigue
- 5. The experts arent sure of the link between COVID and Myocarditis. As per the data, only about 1,000 people have gotten vaccine-related myocarditis. It has been observed that myocarditis seems to occur: In adolescent and young adult males 16 years or older After the second dose of one of the two mRNA COVID- 19 vaccines Within several days after getting the vaccine It is also observed that most people affected with myocarditis recovered quickly after getting treatment and some rest. The doctors are monitoring the side effects but need more research to know for sure what the causes and long-term effects might be.
- 6. Early diagnosis is key for appropriate treatment, full recuperation, and forestall long-haul heart issues. Your primary care physician might do an actual test and get some information about your clinical history. They may likewise do lab and imaging tests to affirm how extreme the condition is. These can include: Electrocardiogram (EKG): This would help check your hearts electrical signals and heart rate. Chest X-ray MRI Echocardiogram: This helps detect if your heart muscle has become inflamed and if its working properly. Blood tests
- 7. The treatment of myocarditis relies upon the source and seriousness of the myocardial aggravation. Much of the time, myocarditis improves with appropriate measures, and you'll recuperate totally. Some potential treatment options for myocarditis include: Corticosteroids: Corticosteroids help dampen or reduce the your immune response and help to lower inflammation levels. Cardiac medications: Myocarditis can have signs of heart your doctor may prescribe a cardiac medication, such as Beta- blockers, ACE inhibitors, ARBs, and cardiac inotropes. This helps to reduce the amount of work your heart is doing. Diuretics: Therapy with diuretics can help reduce the fluid. Ventricular assist devices (VAD): An extreme case of heart needs help while its recovering. A VAD may be helpful to pump blood from the lower chambers of your heart to the rest of your body. Treating other conditions: Myocarditis caused due to a condition such as infection or an autoimmune disease, your doctor will also take steps to treat that as well.
- 8. It's workable for myocarditis to make critical harm to the heart. Along these lines, an assortment of confusions can result, such as: Arrhythmia: Your heartbeat can be too fast, too or irregular. Cardiomyopathy: Your heart muscle weakens cannot pump blood effectively. Heart failure: Your heart has difficulty pumping enough blood to the organs and tissues of your body Heart attack: The blood supply to a part of your is cut off, causing heart tissue to die.
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