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Case Reports
. 2021 Aug 11;12(8):20542704211025259.
doi: 10.1177/20542704211025259. eCollection 2021 Aug.

Myocardial infarction post COVID-19 vaccine - coincidence, Kounis syndrome or other explanation - time will tell

Ossama Maadarani  1 , Zouheir Bitar  1 , Mahmoud Elzoueiry  1 , Mohammad Nader  1 , Mohamad Abdelfatah  1 , Tamer Zaalouk  1 , Mohamad Mohsen  1 , Mohamad Elhabibi  1
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Myocardial infarction post COVID-19 vaccine - coincidence, Kounis syndrome or other explanation - time will tell

Ossama Maadarani et al. JRSM Open. .

Abstract

A case of ST elevation myocardial infarction reported post Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine. Probably premature to draw a link between COVID-19 vaccine and myocardial infarction.

Keywords: COVID-19 vaccine; excipients; myocardial infarction.

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Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
ST elevation in lead II, III and AVF (black arrow) and ST depression in I and AVL (red arrow).
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
(a) Critical stenosis of middle segment of RCA – black arrow. (b) Drug eluting stent inserted to middle segment of RCA – black arrow. RCA: right coronary artery.
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