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Cardiovasc Revasc Med
. 2022 Jun 15;S1553-8389(22)00304-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2022.06.012. Online ahead of print.
A case of ST segment elevation myocardial infarction within 24 h of a third dose of COVID-19 mRNA vaccine
Yota Kawamura[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Fuminobu Yoshimachi[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Tomihisa Nanao[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Satoshi Kasai[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Yuji Ikari[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
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Abstract
Although coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination is known to carry a slight risk of myocarditis and pericarditis, it remains unclear whether it has any impact on coronary artery disease. Here we present a case without particular thrombotic diathesis with a diagnosis of ST segment elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEMI) 19 h after a third dose of a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine. A primary percutaneous coronary intervention procedure for occluded right coronary artery with thrombus aspiration alone was successful in this patient. However, the relationship between STEMI and COVID-19 mRNA vaccination is uncertain, and additional studies to validate thrombogenetic effects of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are needed. This case was helpful in distinguishing STEMI from myocarditis and pericarditis, which are recognized rare cardiac side effects of COVID-19 vaccination. It is important not to hesitate to perform coronary angiography procedures to rule out the possibility of STEMI occurrence, as in this case.
Keywords: Acute myocardial infarction; COVID-19; Vaccine.
. 2022 Jun 15;S1553-8389(22)00304-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2022.06.012. Online ahead of print.
A case of ST segment elevation myocardial infarction within 24 h of a third dose of COVID-19 mRNA vaccine
Yota Kawamura[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Fuminobu Yoshimachi[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Tomihisa Nanao[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Satoshi Kasai[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Yuji Ikari[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 35718694
- DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2022.06.012
Abstract
Although coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination is known to carry a slight risk of myocarditis and pericarditis, it remains unclear whether it has any impact on coronary artery disease. Here we present a case without particular thrombotic diathesis with a diagnosis of ST segment elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEMI) 19 h after a third dose of a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine. A primary percutaneous coronary intervention procedure for occluded right coronary artery with thrombus aspiration alone was successful in this patient. However, the relationship between STEMI and COVID-19 mRNA vaccination is uncertain, and additional studies to validate thrombogenetic effects of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are needed. This case was helpful in distinguishing STEMI from myocarditis and pericarditis, which are recognized rare cardiac side effects of COVID-19 vaccination. It is important not to hesitate to perform coronary angiography procedures to rule out the possibility of STEMI occurrence, as in this case.
Keywords: Acute myocardial infarction; COVID-19; Vaccine.