Fatal Acute Myocardial Infarction With Normal Epicardial Coronary Arteries Shortly Following COVID-19 Vaccination

Myocarditis and acute myocardial infarction (AMI) have been reported after COVID-19 messenger ribonucleic acid vaccination. Nearly all reported patients with myocarditis or AMI after COVID-19 vaccination have survived and become asymptomatic. Described herein is a previously healthy man who develope...

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Published in:The American journal of cardiology 2024-05, Vol.218, p.68-71
Main Authors: Roberts, Charles S., Hassan, Murad H., Hasson, Lena, Guileyardo, Joseph M., Roberts, William C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Autopsies
Autopsy
Coronary artery
Coronary Vessels
COVID-19
COVID-19 Vaccines
Electrocardiography
Fatalities
Heart attacks
Heart diseases
Humans
Immunization
Male
Myocardial Infarction
Myocarditis
Ribonucleic acid
RNA
Vaccination
Veins & arteries
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Summary:Myocarditis and acute myocardial infarction (AMI) have been reported after COVID-19 messenger ribonucleic acid vaccination. Nearly all reported patients with myocarditis or AMI after COVID-19 vaccination have survived and become asymptomatic. Described herein is a previously healthy man who developed severe heart decompensation shortly after receiving a COVID-19 vaccination and died approximately 40 hours later. An autopsy disclosed massive AMI.
ISSN:0002-9149
1879-1913
1879-1913
DOI:10.1016/j.amjcard.2024.02.015