Myopericarditis

Myopericarditis

Myopericarditis is a combination of both myocarditis and pericarditis appearing in a single individual, namely inflammation of both the pericardium and the heart muscle. It can involve the presence of fluid in the heart.[1] Myopericarditis refers primarily to a pericarditis with lesser myocarditis, as opposed to a perimyocarditis, though the two terms are often used interchangeably. Both will be reflected on an ECG. Myopericarditis usually involves inflammation of the pericardium, or the sac covering the heart.

The ACAM2000 smallpox vaccine has been known to cause myopericarditis in some people.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Lu, Lei; Sun, RongRong; Liu, Min; Zheng, Yi; Zhang, Peiying (1 July 2015). "The Inflammatory Heart Diseases: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments". Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics. 72 (3): 851–855. doi:10.1007/s12013-015-0550-7. PMID 25682012.
  2. ↑ Nalca, Aysegul; Zumbrun, Elizabeth E (25 May 2010). "ACAM2000™: The new smallpox vaccine for United States Strategic National Stockpile". Drug Design, Development and Therapy. 4: 71–79. PMC 2880337. PMID 20531961.
  3. ↑ "Safety Surveillance Cohort Study of Vaccinia Vaccine (ACAM2000®) - Full Text View - ClinicalTrials.gov".


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