Smallpox Vaccine

Myocarditis following smallpox vaccination examined

Published in Vaccine Weekly, July 13th, 2005

Investigators compare the clinical presentation of acute myocarditis following smallpox vaccination to acute coronary syndromes in patients <40 years of age in a recent issue of the American Journal of Cardiology.

According to a study from the United States, "Smallpox vaccine-associated myopericarditis may have a similar presentation to acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The clinical records of 78 young patients (<40 years of age) presenting with ACS (n=16) or myocarditis after smallpox vaccination (n=62) were reviewed."

"Comparisons were made among clinical presentation, cardiac enzymes, echocardiographic findings, and electrocardiographic...

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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2005-07-13)

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