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Cureus . Acute Myocardial Infarction After COVID-19 Vaccination: A Case Report

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Cureus


. 2022 May 31;14(5):e25536.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.25536. eCollection 2022 May.
Acute Myocardial Infarction After COVID-19 Vaccination: A Case Report


Animesh Mishra[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ojing Komut[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Arun Kumar[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Tony Ete[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Rinchin D Megeji[SUP] 4 [/SUP]



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Abstract

Following the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, nations all over the world started vaccination programs against the SARS-CoV2 virus. With the widespread administration of the vaccine across the globe, various cases were reported with thrombotic events after vaccination. Here, we are presenting a case of acute anterior wall myocardial infarction (AWMI) after ChAdOx1 nCoV- 19 corona virus (recombinant) vaccination. A 68-year-old male who was a known case of hypertension, non-smoker on antihypertensive took COVISHIELD vaccination and presented with acute anterior wall myocardial infarction within 12 hours and was taken up for primary angioplasty. On coronary angiography, mid-left anterior descending artery (LAD) was 99% stenosed. Following angiography percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), deployment of a drug eluting stent was done. Post-procedure time was uneventful. He was started on intravenous fluids and amiodarone infusion. The patient recovered and was discharged in stable condition. The leading approach to handling COVID-19 pandemic is mass vaccination. In this case, the MI after vaccination might be coincidental. We want to highlight this case as that the complication can occur during the mass vaccination programs and hence adequate precautionary measures like basic life support, EKG monitoring, and emergency ambulance services should be present in all primary and community health centers (PHC and CHC). This will help in avoiding the COVID vaccination hesitancy among the general public.

Keywords: coronary artery angiography; covid-19; post-vaccination; primary coronary angioplasty; st-elevation myocardial infarction (stemi).
 
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