Myocardial infarction following COVID-19 vaccine administration; a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Covid-19 vaccines have been assessed in randomized trials, which are designed to establish efficacy and safety, but are insufficient in power to detect rare adverse outcomes. Among the adverse cardiac events associated with mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are inflammations (e.g., pericarditis or myocarditis), thrombosis, and ischemia.

Objective

This systematic review aims to evaluate the reported cases of myocardial infarction (MI) after COVID-19 vaccinations.

Method

Web of Science, MEDLINE on OVID, PubMed, and Google Scholar were searched for English-language papers published until March 25, 2022.

Results

This study included 15 papers (10 case reports and 5 case series). In total, 20 individuals were included who had received COVID-19 vaccines and experien

SUBMITTER: Baqi DH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9650518 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature