Acute Myocardial Infarction Within 24 Hours After COVID-19 Vaccination

Jonathan G Sung; Piotr S Sobieszczyk; Deepak L Bhatt

doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2021.06.047

Acute Myocardial Infarction Within 24 Hours After COVID-19 Vaccination

Am J Cardiol. 2021 Oct 1:156:129-131. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2021.06.047. Epub 2021 Jul 12.

Authors

Jonathan G Sung¹, Piotr S Sobieszczyk¹, Deepak L Bhatt²

Affiliations

¹ Brigham and Women's Hospital Heart & Vascular Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Brigham and Women's Hospital Heart & Vascular Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. Electronic address: DLBhattMD@post.Harvard.edu.

Abstract

COVID-19 vaccination was launched in the United States in mid-December 2020. There are limited data on the risk of thrombotic events related to COVID-19 vaccines. In conclusion, we report 2 cases of acute myocardial infarction with onset <24 hours after the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in patients presenting with shoulder pain.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
COVID-19 / epidemiology
COVID-19 / prevention & control*
COVID-19 Vaccines / adverse effects*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Myocardial Infarction / etiology*
SARS-CoV-2 / immunology*
Time Factors
Vaccination / adverse effects*

Substances

COVID-19 Vaccines