Tag: myocarditis

Heart Inflammation After mRNA COVID Shots Proven by PET Scans

Posted on by Jesse Santiano, M.D.

This article features a peer-reviewed study showing that COVID mRNA shots can cause myocarditis even in asymptomatic people.[1] The well-respected journal Radiology published Assessment of Myocardial 18F-FDG Uptake at PET/CT in Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2–vaccinated and Nonvaccinated Patients in September 2023. Its authors are from the Keio University School of Medicine, Fukushima Medical University in Japan; Icahn School…

What happens to the heart after one year of COVID jab myocarditis?

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This article discusses a new study that followed up 40 teenagers who developed myocarditis after receiving COVID jabs.[1] The American Heart Association journal Circulation published the research Cardiovascular Assessment up to One Year After COVID-19 Vaccine–Associated Myocarditis in July 2023. The authors are pediatricians and radiologists from the Hong Kong Children’s Hospital, The University of…

Vasospastic Angina after Pfizer mRNA COVID-19 Shots

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This article presents two case reports, an adult and a child with vasospastic angina after a COVID mRNA injection.  Angina is chest pain due to an arterial blockage. The most common cause is atherosclerosis and a blood clot (thrombosis) in the coronary artery.  Angina can also be due to a spasm of the coronaries due…

Children with Post Vaccine Myocarditis have Spike Proteins in their Blood

Posted on by Jesse Santiano, M.D.

A peer-reviewed study showed full-length spike proteins in the blood of children with myocarditis after receiving COVID shots. Circulation published it this month.[1] The study involved 16 patients with myocarditis admitted to the Massachusetts General for Children and Boston Children’s Hospital. Results were compared with those from 45 healthy, asymptomatic, age-matched vaccinated control subjects. The…

The FAA has allowed pilots with First Degree Heart Blocks to Fly

Posted on by Jesse Santiano, M.D.

The Federal Aviation Administration revised its EKG  standard in October 2022.[1]. Previously, the cut-off for the PR interval was 200 ms. Now, it is 300 ms. The change allowed some pilots with first-degree heart blocks to fly.   There’s a lot in that table. Let’s start with the PR interval. The PR interval The heart…

How to Screen for Sudden Death

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Last night another athlete collapsed while playing. Imo Essien, a basketball player from Old Dominion University, collapsed while playing against Georgia Southern yesterday. As reported by Wavy, Essien, a sophomore guard, appeared to become weak, then collapsed during play in the first half of the contest. After a few tense moments, Essien, who did not…

Myocarditis is more common than Commotio Cardis

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When doctors make a diagnosis, several things are considered. How often does that condition happen? In what situation or age group does that illness affect? Last night on Monday Night Football, millions of NFL fans saw something familiar to soccer fans for the first time. A player who went into cardiac arrest. Damar Hamlin, a…

Israel study: No increased incidence of myocarditis with COVID-19

Posted on by Jesse Santiano, M.D.

This article features a large study showing no increased incidence of myocarditis in those with COVID-19. One of the arguments for getting COVID-19 shots despite the associated myocarditis is that it prevents myocarditis, which is the sequelae of the COVID-19 disease. A large study from Israel published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine shows no…

Thai study shows a whopping 1,660 myocarditis cases per 100K COVID injections

Posted on by Jesse Santiano, M.D.

A prospective peer-reviewed study published this month showed a higher number of heart inflammation or myocarditis and other cardiac side effects after the second dose of the Pfizer BNT162b2 COVID jab compared to previous studies.[1] The C.D.C. maintains that myocarditis is a rare complication of COVID shots. Their data is based on the VAERS, a…

A professional athlete who died of fulminant myocarditis after the Moderna jab

Posted on by Jesse Santiano, M.D.

The following is a case report from the Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Japan. The Journal of Cardiology Cases published it on July 4, 2022. [1] A 27-year-old man was transferred to the emergency room in cardiopulmonary arrest. The patient had just received the first dose of the mRNA-1273 severe acute respiratory syndrome…

Kaiser Permanente study shows myopericarditis is 43 times higher than VAERS reports

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Kaiser Permanente Northwest studied 65,785 members aged 18-39 who received a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot at least five months following the primary series. They looked for the ‘myocarditis’ and ‘pericarditis’ diagnosis codes in all outpatient and inpatient encounters until January 18, 2022. Myocarditis is the inflammation of the heart muscles, and pericarditis is the inflammation…

Anti-Idiotype Antibodies against Spike Proteins may Explain Myocarditis

Posted on by Jesse Santiano, M.D.

An article published in the New England Journal of Medicine proposed a mechanism for myocarditis after COVID-19 or COVID vaccination. Here is how it happens. During COVID-19 infection or after COVID vaccination, antibodies develop. Anti-spike protein antibodies bind to the spike proteins of the SARS-CoV-2. The antibodies prevent the virus from attaching to the ACE2…

Myocarditis after mRNA Vaccination in the Military

Posted on by Jesse Santiano, M.D.

In the past, myocarditis or inflammation of the heart muscles is rarely seen after vaccination.[1] Reports of myocarditis in the military prompted this study, Myocarditis Following Immunization With mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines in Members of the US Military. The Journal of the American Medical Association  (JAMA) published the study. [2]. Twenty-three men are in the study….

The OpenVAERS – website for COVID-19 vaccine adverse reactions

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This page was updated on Jan. 8, 2022 The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System is the most common way to file adverse reactions, including deaths after vaccination. The public can also access the data in the VAERS system. Either way, entering and reading the data has a steep learning curve. If you go to the…

CDC reports on the Danger of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to adolescents aged 12-17 years

Posted on by Jesse Santiano, M.D.

Ironically the title of the CDC reports is COVID-19 Vaccine Safety in Adolescents Aged 12–17 Years — United States, December 14, 2020–July 16, 2021. Talk about Orwellian newspeak. As of July 30, 2021, only the Pfizer-BioNTech BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine is authorized for adolescents aged 12–17 years. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an…