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

Ossama Maadarani; Zouheir Bitar; Mahmoud Elzoueiry; Mohammad Nader; Mohamad Abdelfatah; Tamer Zaalouk; Mohamad Mohsen; Mohamad Elhabibi

doi:10.1177/20542704211025259

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

JRSM Open. 2021 Aug 11;12(8):20542704211025259. doi: 10.1177/20542704211025259. eCollection 2021 Aug.

Authors

Ossama Maadarani¹, Zouheir Bitar¹, Mahmoud Elzoueiry¹, Mohammad Nader¹, Mohamad Abdelfatah¹, Tamer Zaalouk¹, Mohamad Mohsen¹, Mohamad Elhabibi¹

Affiliation

¹ Critical Care Unit/Internal Medical Department, Ahmadi Hospital - Kuwait Oil Company, Al-Ahmadi, 63000, Kuwait.

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.

Publication types

Case Reports