Source: CDC, Association Between COVID-19 and Myocarditis Using Hospital-Based Administrative Data The vaccine:ĬOVID-19 vaccines can cause myocarditis. The rate of myocarditis among all COVID-19 patients (inpatient and outpatient) was about 1,500 cases per 100,000 patients with COVID-19. The CDC reports COVID-19 patients had 16 times higher myocarditis risk compared to patients without COVID-19. If COVID-19 causes you to seek care, your risk of myocarditis rises. Viral infections, like COVID-19, can cause myocarditis. A study found half of 1,216 COVID-19 patients had heart abnormalities. Nebraska Medicine cardiovascular physician Daniel Anderson, MD, PhD, sees patients who have heart failure and heart rhythm problems due to COVID-19 infection. Severe myocarditis may require intensive hospital care, cause permanent damage to the heart muscle or even death. Cases range from very mild (symptoms go away on their own) to severe. Nebraska Medicine urologist Chris Deibert, MD, says "A significant percentage of men will experience testicular swelling or swelling of the epididymis after symptomatic COVID-19 infection." Myocarditis or heart issues after COVID-19 vaccination
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