Acute pulmonary hypertension due to microthrombus formation following COVID-19 vaccination: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Several side effects have been reported after mRNA COVID-19 vaccinations. Nonetheless, the risk of pulmonary hypertension (PH) is rarely reported. Most cases with acute PH following vaccination were due to macropulmonary embolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis. However, acute PH due to microthrombus formation after COVID-19 vaccination has not been reported before, although a microthrombus has been considered to lead to the dysfunction of multiple organs, particularly in patients infected with COVID-19.

Case summary

A 63-year-old woman without any past medical history presented to our hospital with facial and bilateral pedal oedema and progressive dyspnoea on exertion. Her symptoms began the day after her second COVID-19 vaccination and developed gradually, whi

SUBMITTER: Nakagawa A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10409304 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature