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Cureus
. 2023 Jan 28;15(1):e34309.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.34309. eCollection 2023 Jan.
Syncope With Sinus Arrest Following a Single Dose of a COVID-19 Vaccine
Mohamed Ghoweba[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Muhie Dean Sabayon[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
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Abstract
Vaccines against the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2) are of paramount importance in combating the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Syncopal episodes following routine vaccinations are well-reported; however, only a few cases of syncope following SARS-CoV-2 vaccines exist in the literature. This is a case report of a 21-year-old female patient who developed recurrent syncopal attacks over three months that started one day after receiving the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine (Pfizer, New York City; BioNTech, Mainz, Germany). Holter monitoring during successive episodes showed progressive bradycardia followed by a prolonged sinus arrest. The patient eventually required pacemaker placement that resulted in the total resolution of her symptoms. Further studies are required to investigate a possible correlation and the mechanisms involved.
Keywords: cardiac electrophysiology; covid-19; covid-19 vaccine related adverse events; pfizer-biontech covid-19 vaccine related adverse events; sars cov-2; sinus arrest; syncope; vaccine induced bradycardia.
. 2023 Jan 28;15(1):e34309.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.34309. eCollection 2023 Jan.
Syncope With Sinus Arrest Following a Single Dose of a COVID-19 Vaccine
Mohamed Ghoweba[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Muhie Dean Sabayon[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 36860236
- PMCID: PMC9970110
- DOI: 10.7759/cureus.34309
Abstract
Vaccines against the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2) are of paramount importance in combating the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Syncopal episodes following routine vaccinations are well-reported; however, only a few cases of syncope following SARS-CoV-2 vaccines exist in the literature. This is a case report of a 21-year-old female patient who developed recurrent syncopal attacks over three months that started one day after receiving the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine (Pfizer, New York City; BioNTech, Mainz, Germany). Holter monitoring during successive episodes showed progressive bradycardia followed by a prolonged sinus arrest. The patient eventually required pacemaker placement that resulted in the total resolution of her symptoms. Further studies are required to investigate a possible correlation and the mechanisms involved.
Keywords: cardiac electrophysiology; covid-19; covid-19 vaccine related adverse events; pfizer-biontech covid-19 vaccine related adverse events; sars cov-2; sinus arrest; syncope; vaccine induced bradycardia.