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Case Reports
. 2021 Jan-Dec:12:21501327211029230.
doi: 10.1177/21501327211029230.

Acute Myocardial Injury Following COVID-19 Vaccination: A Case Report and Review of Current Evidence from Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System Database

Anasua Deb  1 , John Abdelmalek  1 , Kenneth Iwuji  1 , Kenneth Nugent  1
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Acute Myocardial Injury Following COVID-19 Vaccination: A Case Report and Review of Current Evidence from Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System Database

Anasua Deb et al. J Prim Care Community Health. 2021 Jan-Dec.

Abstract

COVID-19 vaccination related adverse events is an evolving field. Here we present a case of acute myocardial injury that developed as a result of an acute immune response following the second dose of COVID-19 vaccination (Moderna) in a 67-year-old man who presented in acute congestive heart failure. His clinical course improved over 3 days. Review of the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS) in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention websites identified 37 vaccine recipients who developed myocarditis as an adverse event following COVID-19 vaccination. With the mass expansion of COVID-19 vaccine administration, physicians need to be vigilant about the possibility of new adverse events.

Keywords: COVID-19 vaccine; adverse events; myocarditis.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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Figure 1.
This A-P film reveals cardiomegaly, bilateral alveolar infiltrates, and sternal wires from prior surgery.
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Comment in

  • Acute Myocardial Injury Following COVID-19 Vaccination.
    Sookaromdee P, Wiwanitkit V. Sookaromdee P, et al. J Prim Care Community Health. 2021 Jan-Dec;12:21501327211039986. doi: 10.1177/21501327211039986. J Prim Care Community Health. 2021. PMID: 34392736 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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