A Small but Significantly Greater Incidence of Inflammatory Heart Disease Identified After Vaccination for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2.
Kirk U KnowltonStacey KnightJoseph B MuhlesteinViet T LeBenjamin D HorneHeidi T MayEdward A StenehjemJeffrey L AndersonPublished in: Open forum infectious diseases (2021)
Although rare, the rate of inflammatory heart disease was greater in a SARS-CoV-2-vaccinated population than the unvaccinated population. This risk is eclipsed by the risk of contracting coronavirus disease 2019 and its associated, commonly severe outcomes. Nevertheless, clinicians and patients should be informed of this risk to facilitate earlier recognition and treatment.
Keyphrases
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- sars cov
- coronavirus disease
- end stage renal disease
- pulmonary hypertension
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- risk factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- palliative care
- type diabetes
- early onset
- insulin resistance
- smoking cessation
- combination therapy
- skeletal muscle
- drug induced