The Epidemiology of COVID-19 Vaccine-Induced Myocarditis

Table 1

Overview of the inclusion and exclusion criteria used in the database search.

Inclusion criteria	Exclusion criteria
Primary research	Scholarly journals
Primary research: qualitative, quantitative, mixed-methods studies	Literature not available in English
Peer-reviewed papers	Date of publication: prior to January 1, 2000
Language: English written literature	Considers any other types of COVID-19 vaccination
Date of publication: January 1, 2000, to December 31, 2023	Considers other adverse effects post-COVID-19 vaccination
Considers mRNA type of COVID-19 vaccination only
Considers myocarditis post-COVID-19 vaccination