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Review Article| Volume 59, P173-180, May 2023

Cardiovascular complications of COVID-19 vaccines: A review of case-report and case-series studies

  • Mohammad Hossein Paknahad
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    Cardiologist, Cardiology Department, Chamran Cardiovascular Medical and Research Hospital, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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  • Fatereh Baharlouei Yancheshmeh
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    Cardiologist, Cardiology Department, Chamran Cardiovascular Medical and Research Hospital, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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  • Azam Soleimani
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    Corresponding author at: Associate Professor of Cardiology, Cardiac Rehabilitation Research Center, Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
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    Associate Professor of Cardiology, Echocardiologist, Cardiac Rehabilitation Research Center, Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

    Echocardiography Department, Chamran Cardiovascular Medical and Research Hospital, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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Published:February 07, 2023DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrtlng.2023.02.003

      Highlights

      • There are three main types of COVID-19 vaccines: mRNA, vector-based, and inactivated vaccines.
      • Known cardiovascular complications of vaccines are mainly myopericarditis, Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, myocardial infarction and venous thromboemboli.
      • Base on case series and case report studies, the mRNA vaccines are associated with more cardiovascular complications, but this observation may be conflicted by reporting bias.

      Abstract

      Background

      There are multiple reviews on cardiovascular aspects of COVID-19 disease on cardiovascular system in different population but there is lack of evidence about cardiovascular adverse effects of COVID vaccines.

      Objectives

      The purpose of this study was to compare the cardiac complications of COVID19 vaccines, based on vaccine type (mRNA, vector-based, and inactivated vaccines).

      Methods

      A systematic search was performed covering PubMed for English case-reports and case-series studies, and finally 100 studies were included.

      Results

      Myocarditis (with overall rate around 1.62%) was shown to be the most common post-COVID19 immunization cardiac event. More than 90% of post-COVID19 vaccination myocarditis occurred after receiving mRNA vaccines (Moderna & Pfizer-BioNTech), but the report of this event was less in the case of vector-based vaccinations and/or inactivated vaccines. Myocarditis was reported more commonly in men and following the second dose of the immunization. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) was reported after mRNA (more commonly) and vector-based vaccinations, with no case report after inactivated vaccines. When mRNA and vector-based vaccinations were used instead of inactivated vaccines, a greater frequency of vaccine-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) and pulmonary emboli (PE) was reported. Myocardial infarction/cardiac arrest was recorded in those beyond the age of 75 years.

      Conclusion

      The personal and public health benefits of COVID-19 vaccination much outweigh the minor cardiac risks. Reporting bias, regarding more available mRNA vaccines in developed countries, may conflict these results.

      Keywords

      Introduction

      The new coronavirus is known as “Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus 2 (SARS-CoV2)”, responsible for COVID-19 disease originated in China in 2019 and rapidly became a pandemic. Soon after vaccination was started and till now, 38 types of vaccines are approved in different countries.
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      Methods

      PRISMA 2020 standards for reporting systematic reviews and meta-analyses were followed in this study.
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      All three writers conducted and assessed the initial search, screening, and eligibility of the publications, and any disputes were handled by consensus.

      Literature search

      We performed a search on PubMed for articles reported cardiac complications of mRNA vaccine: BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech/Comirnaty) and mRNA-1273 (Moderna), and Vector vaccine: AZD1222 (Oxford-AstraZeneca/Covidshield), Ad26.COV2.S (Johnson & Johnson/Janssen), Gam-COVID-Vac (Sputnik V), and JNJ-78,436,735 (Johnson & Johnson). The search strategy in PubMed was as follows:
      ((“vaccine*”[Title/Abstract]))) OR (Vaccines[MeSH Terms])) OR (jab[Title/Abstract])) OR (Immunization[Title/Abstract])) OR (Immunization[MeSH Terms])) OR (Vaccination[MeSH Terms])) OR (Vaccination[Title/Abstract])) OR (injection[Title/Abstract])) OR (injections[MeSH Terms])) OR (BioNTech[Title/Abstract])) OR (Pfizer[Title/Abstract])) OR (Comirnaty[Title/Abstract])) OR (BNT162b2[Title/Abstract])) OR (“BNT162 Vaccine”[Title/Abstract])) OR (“BNT162 Vaccine”[MeSH Terms])) OR (Moderna[Title/Abstract])) OR (“mRNA-1273″[Title/Abstract])) OR (“2019-nCoV Vaccine mRNA-1273″[MeSH Terms])) OR (“2019-nCoV Vaccine mRNA-1273″[Title/Abstract])) OR (“mRNA Vaccines”[Title/Abstract])) OR (“Johnson & Johnson”[Title/Abstract])) OR (Janssen[Title/Abstract])) OR (AstraZeneca[Title/Abstract])) OR (“ChAdOx1 nCoV-19″[Title/Abstract])) OR (“ChAdOx1 nCoV-19″[MeSH Terms])) OR (AZD1222[Title/Abstract])) OR (Vaxzevria[Title/Abstract])) OR (Covishield[Title/Abstract])) OR (“Sputnik V”[Title/Abstract])) OR (“Gam-COVID-Vac”[Title/Abstract])) OR (“Gam-COVID-Vac vaccine”[Title/Abstract])) OR (“Gam-COVID-Vac vaccine”[MeSH Terms])) OR (“JNJ-78,436,735″[Title/Abstract])) OR (Ad26COVS1[Title/Abstract])) OR (Ad26COVS1[MeSH Terms])) OR (“Ad26.COV2.S”[Title/Abstract])) OR (Janssen[Title/Abstract])) OR (“Adenoviral vector”[Title/Abstract])) AND (heart[Title/Abstract]))) OR (myocardial*[Title/Abstract])) OR (cardio*[Title/Abstract])) OR (coronary*[Title/Abstract])) OR (vascu*[Title/Abstract])) OR (“myocardial infarction”[Title/Abstract])) OR (“myocardial infarction”[MeSH Terms])) OR (heart[MeSH Terms])) OR (Cardiovascular[Title/Abstract])) OR ("Cardiovascular System"[MeSH Terms])) AND (“adverse events”[MeSH Terms]))) OR (“adverse events”[Title/Abstract])) OR (“adverse effects”[Title/Abstract])) OR (“adverse effects”[MeSH Terms])) OR (“side effects”[MeSH Terms])) OR (“side effects”[Title/Abstract])) OR (“Complications”[Title/Abstract])) OR (“Complications”[MeSH Terms]) AND LitCCASEREPORT[filter])). We used a predefined filter of PubMed for identifying case report studies on COVID-19 regarding our search term.

      Eligibility criteria and study selection

      After the initial search, duplicate entries, reviews, clinical studies, clinical trials, and full-text articles that were unavailable were eliminated. We considered English case reports and case-series studies. Then, based on the title and abstract, the article records were evaluated and excluded if they had an unsuitable correlation with the current study keywords. The full-text papers were then evaluated for qualifying criteria (Table 1). Fig. 1 shows the study selection process.
      Table 1Eligibility criteria.
      No.CriteriaDescription
      1.Study DesignInclusion: Case-reports-case-seriesExclusion: A review article, clinical study, clinical trials, cohort studies
      2.PopulationInclusion: People who received COVID-19 vaccinationExclusion: N/A*
      3.InterventionInclusion: COVID-19 vaccinationExclusion: N/A*
      4.OutcomeInclusion: Cardiovascular eventsExclusion: N/A*
      5.LanguageInclusion: EnglishExclusion: N/A*
      6.Time of PublicationInclusion: No beginning date- January 2022Exclusion: N/A*
      *N/A; Not Applicable.

      Results and discussion

      A total of 100 case reports or case series which reported cardiac complications after COVID-19 vaccination were included.
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      Cardiac eventManifestations/diagnosis criteriaTreatmentOutcomeIncidence in vaccine groups
      Myocarditis/ PericarditisChest pain, pulmonary edema, inappropriate exertional tachycardia, exertional dyspneaThe diagnosis of myocarditis was established after a cardiac MRIMedication and rest(admission based on patient risk)Patients felt better quickly and following an improvement in their symptoms, patients can typically resume their regular daily activities70- 80% of the patients received the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, while 20- 25% received other types.
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      Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC)Chest pain, transitory left ventricular failure, electrocardiographic abnormalities, an increased troponin level, the lack of occlusive coronary artery diseaseAdmission to the hospital and supportive careAll patients recovered from their symptoms, patients can typically resume their regular daily activities80% of the patients received the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, while 20% received other types.
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      Myocardial infarction (MI)Chest pain/discomfortAdmission to the hospital and management based on guidelinesSome patients developed heart failure, some cardiogenic shock, some were intubated, and some had cardiovascular-related mortalityNo exact statistics were found
      vaccine-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT)/ pulmonary embolism (PE)Breathlessness, Pain in the chest or stomach, swelling or coldness in a leg, severe or worsening headache or blurred vision after vaccination, persistent bleeding, reddish or purplish spots, or blood blisters under the skinAdmission to the hospital, treatment with nonheparin anticoagulation, followed by a rapid increase in platelet count
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      Vaccine-induced massive pulmonary embolism and thrombocytopenia following a single dose of Janssen Ad26.COV2.S vaccination.
      Thrombocytopenia associated, pulmonary embolism and portal vein thrombosis is more frequently in women under 55Most frequently reported after the use of the Vaxzevria (AstraZeneca) vaccine(106), next after the use of Janssen, and rarely by the use of mRNA vaccines

      Myocarditis/ pericarditis/ myopericarditis

      Myocarditis is defined as inflammation of the heart muscle (myocardium). Inflammation happens when the immune system responds to internal or external stimuli for example viral infections as well as more systemic inflammatory illnesses including autoimmune disorders.
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      Myocarditis with the Pfizer/BioNTech and moderna COVID-19 vaccines.

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      A study by Abu Mouch et al. reported 6 cases of myocarditis (5 cases after the second dose and 1 case after the first dose) with no evidence of COVID-19 infection, which occurred shortly after the mRNA vaccine Pfizer/BioNTech BNT162b2 injection. In their study, the diagnosis of myocarditis was established after cardiac MRI and all 6 cases were male.
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      Alania-Torres et al. reported another case of myocarditis in patients with arrhythmogenic left ventricular cardiomyopathy (ALVC) after mRNA vaccination against COVID-19.
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      A case of fatal fulminant necrotizing myocarditis also has been reported in New Zealand for a 57-year-old female, after receiving the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
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      First identified case of fatal fulminant necrotizing eosinophilic myocarditis following the initial dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA COVID-19 vaccine (BNT162b2, Comirnaty): an extremely rare idiosyncratic hypersensitivity reaction.
      A study from Korea reported a 22-year-old man who developed myocarditis 5 days after the first dose of the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine and died 7 h later.
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      Several more case-report studies documented myocarditis or recurrence of acute myocarditis after receiving mRNA vaccination against COVID-19 infection.
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      Non-mRNA vaccines (vector-based vaccines/ inactivated vaccines)

      A recent systematic review on myocarditis after COVID-19 vaccination reported only one case after Astra Zeneca, one case after Sputnik V injection, and one case after vector Johnson & Johnson, out of a total of 277 cases.
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      A study in Brazil reported a 47-year-old African-American male patient with type 2 diabetes and a previous history of COVID-19 infection. He had heart failure as a result of myocarditis after the second dose of an inactivated COVID-19 vaccine.
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      A population-based study also showed that mainly, two mRNA vaccines mRNA-1273 (Moderna) & BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech) were more associated with increased risks for myocarditis/pericarditis compared to all other vaccines forms including viral vector vaccines of Ad26.COV2.S (Janssen) and AstraZeneca.
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      The existence of modest residual quantities of double-strand RNA (dsRNA) in mRNA COVID-19 vaccine preparations has been documented.
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      Patients who have experienced a past or recent experience of myocarditis constitute a prospective "susceptible" population that poses a treatment problem. In this population, patients are discouraged from obtaining COVID-19 immunization in the first 6 months after the onset of illness or in the context of chronic or relapsing troponin release.
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      Most patients who received care for myocarditis or pericarditis responded well to medication and rest, with benign clinical course. It is worth noting that individual and public health advantages of COVID-19 immunization outweigh the modest risk of myocarditis following vaccination which could be resolved usually within days or weeks.
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      The very low risk of myocarditis and pericarditis after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination should not discourage vaccination.

      Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC)

      Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) is an acute transient left ventricular systolic dysfunction, after physical or emotional stress that is in differential diagnosis with myocardial infarction. Adrenergic stimuli, coronary vasospasm, microvascular dysfunction, inflammation, and alteration in cellular metabolism have been proposed to be responsible for this entity.
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      mRNA vaccines

      A systematic review study on the prevalence of TTC after receiving COVID-19 vaccines included 10 case reports and their results showed that 80% of the patients received the mRNA vaccines, while 20% received other non-mRNA vaccines.
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      According to their results, TTC happened more frequently in female subjects compared to male subjects (90% vs. 10%), and in half of the subjects, TTC occurred after receiving the first dose.
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      Boscolo et al. reported a TTC case related to a healthy 30-year-old Asian female subject following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination (Pfizer).
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      Takotsubo cardiomyopathy after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination.
      A case of an 80-year-old woman on maintenance hemodialysis who developed TTC 4 days after administration of the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine also has been reported,
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      Takotsubo cardiomyopathy after vaccination for coronavirus disease 2019 in a patient on maintenance hemodialysis.
      and a 73-year-old woman with recently diagnosed myocardial infarction (MI) found to have TTC immediately a day after administration of mRNA Moderna vaccine.
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      Non-mRNA vaccines (vector-based vaccines/ inactivated vaccines)

      There are reports of TTC after COVID-19.
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      Three cases of TTC have been reported for vector-based vaccines; a case of TTC for chadox1 Nov-19 adenoviral vector vaccine (AstraZeneca) was reported in a 72-year-old male subject.
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      Another case of TTC was also reported short term following AstraZeneca injection.
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      The third case reported by Stewart et al. was an unusual female case of TTC who was the first case of a patient on hemodialysis and showed TTC symptoms 8 days after receiving the second dose of the DNA ChadOX1 nCOV-19 (AZD122) vaccination.
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      TTC was verified based on the results, which included transitory left ventricular failure, electrocardiographic abnormalities, an increased troponin level, and the lack of occlusive coronary artery disease. We found no reports of TTC caused by inactivated COVID-19 vaccines. An exclusive systematic review of the TCC cases following COVID-19 vaccination also reported no cases after inactive COVID-19 vaccination.
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      • Muhammad Omar R.
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      Recommended mechanisms for COVID-19 vaccines induced-TTC

      Most of the participants who experienced TTC were female, and their age range for DNA vaccine /vector-based vaccines was around 50 years old, but for mRNA vaccines, it was around 60 years old. Acute emotional or physical stress increases cortisol hormone and catecholamine levels and their bioavailability in the blood, which mediates many routes such as direct damage of muscle cells, microvascular malfunction, and pericardial coronary artery spasm that all of these pathways are associated with TTC.
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      TTC patients have impaired neural networks in limbic brain regions such as the amygdala, prefrontal cortex, and hippocampus during stress.
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      • Muhammad Omar R.
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      Risk factors for COVID-19 vaccine-TTC reported as sex, age, and anxiety about the vaccine.
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      The overall rate of TTC incidence after COVID-19 vaccination is rare, but can be life-threatening. Chest pain should be taken seriously as an alarming symptom.
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      Myocardial infarction (MI)

      mRNA vaccines

      A case-series study in the UK reported an increased risk of MI after BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech) mRNA vaccination.
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      reported 2 cases and 1 case of MI, occurred 24 h post-vaccination with mRNA vaccines respectively. A population-based study reported the short-term risk of severe cardiovascular events including MI in people aged 75 years or older following the administration of BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccination.
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      Myocardial infarction, stroke, and pulmonary embolism after BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in people aged 75 years or older.
      A WHO report also confirmed that vaccines related to MI, cardiac arrest, and circulatory collapse were observed in the age group >75 years.
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      Non-mRNA vaccines (vector-based vaccines/ inactivated vaccines)

      A 40-year-old man with no history of cardiovascular disease manifested with retrosternal chest discomfort 8 days after receiving the ChAdOx1 nCov-19 vaccination against COVID-19, ST elevation in the electrocardiogram and regional wall motion abnormality in echocardiography. His-blood testing revealed a high level of d-dimer, a troponin of 3185 ng/L with a strongly positive platelet factor-4 (PF-4) antibody test. On coronary angiography, an obstruction of the left anterior descending coronary artery was discovered. His-platelet counts increased after 6 days, and his PF-4 antibody, d-dimer, and troponin levels decreased. After 14 days, he was successfully discharged.
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      Hsu et al. also reported a case of 33 years old male subject who presented acute ST-Segment elevation MI following ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccination in Taiwan.
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      Recommended mechanisms for COVID-19 vaccines induced-MI

      Some hypotheses can be made since there is currently no experiment being conducted to specifically examine the incidence of MI among recipients of the COVID-19 vaccine. First, it has been proposed that the thrombotic phenomenon following vaccination was caused by vaccine-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) as a possible mechanism, a condition related to heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.

      Greinacher A., Thiele T., Warkentin T.E., Weisser K., Kyrle P., Eichinger S. A prothrombotic thrombocytopenic disorder resembling heparin-induced thrombocytopenia following coronavirus-19 vaccination. 2021.

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      The second hypothesis is that after vaccination, a supply and demand mismatch occurs in a diseased cardiovascular system.
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      It is also possible that a vasospastic allergic MI known as Kounis syndrome occurred in response to COVID-19 vaccines.
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      Pulmonary hemorrhage/ pulmonary embolism/ thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT)

      mRNA vaccines

      Al-Rasbi et al. presented a 37-year-old man with myocarditis, pulmonary edema, and pulmonary hemorrhage 12 days after receiving the first dose of Pfizer mRNA COVID-19 vaccination. He responded favorably to a 5-day course of intravenous methylprednisolone and immunoglobulin.
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      A case-series study also reported a short-term risk of pulmonary embolism (PE) among French residents aged 75 years or older after receipt of the BNT162b2 mRNA injection.
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      A study in Italy also reported a combination of acute exacerbation of interstitial lung diseases and PE in an elderly patient after booster mRNA vaccination against COVID-19.
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      A study in Saudi Arabia also reported a 78-year-old case with PE one day after receiving the second dosage of the Pfizer vaccine.
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      Another case of a healthy 24-year-old young man with PE due to the Pfizer vaccine also reported that his symptoms started 6 h after administration of the second dose of vaccine.
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      Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis also was found after the Pfizer vaccine which was successfully treated with a short course of glucocorticoids.
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      Non-mRNA vaccines (vector-based vaccines /inactivated vaccines)

      VITT has emerged as a rare side effect of adenoviral vector-based vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is most frequently reported after the use of the Vaxzevria (AstraZeneca) vaccine.
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      A 73-year-old case with PE was reported two weeks after receiving inactivated COVID-19 vaccine.
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      A study in Germany reported a case with life-threatening bilateral PE as a complication of vaccine-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) after the first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.
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      A rare case of small segmental PE and VITT was reported for a 47-year-old woman 0 days after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccination.
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      A case with VITT and PE was reported13 days after receiving the single dose of Janssen vaccines.
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      Based on early clinical suspicion, the patient was treated with corticosteroids and intravenous immunoglobulin, which resulted in a rapid increase in platelet count, allowing full-dose anticoagulation to be administered on time. However, intravenous immunoglobulin treatment may mask the ability of anti-platelet factor 4-heparin antibodies to bind and activate platelets in the presence of heparin, resulting in false-negative immunoassay functional test results.

      Recommended mechanisms for COVID-19 vaccines induced-VITT

      Antibodies that target platelet factor 4 (PF4, also known as CXCL4) are responsible for VITT. The low affinities of platelet Fc-IIa receptors to these antibodies, which are immunoglobulin G (IgG) molecules, activate platelets.
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      Investigations are being conducted to determine the mechanism(s) by which the implicated vaccines cause the production of new antibodies (and/or immune stimulation of already-existing antibodies). According to an evolving model, the vaccine stimulates the formation of neoantigens (the first struck) and a systemic inflammatory response (the second struck), which together cause the production of anti-PF4 antibodies. Virus proteins from the HEK3 cell line and free DNA are examples of vaccine components that could bind to PF4 and change its conformation, creating a neoantigen. According to preliminary research, adenoviral hexon proteins bound to PF4 may be to blame.
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      Conclusion

      Our study showed that myocarditis was the most reported post-COVID19 vaccination cardiac event. All reported cardiac events including myocarditis, TTC, MI, and VITT occurred most frequently after receiving mRNA vaccines (Moderna & Pfizer-BioNTech). In the case of vector-based vaccines and/or inactivated vaccines, the prevalence of myocarditis and TTC were lower. Myocarditis was also more common in men between the ages of 16 and 39. MI/cardiac arrest was observed in the age group >75 years and was very rare. There have been no reports of TTC occurring after the injection of inactivated COVID-19 vaccines. Finally, the personal and public health advantages of COVID-19 immunization much outweigh the modest cardiac risk of that, which usually disappears in a matter of days or weeks. Reporting bias, regarding more available mRNA vaccines in developed countries, may conflict these results.

      Declaration of Competing Interest

      The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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