Title: ST Elevated Myocardial Infarction in Young Post COVID 19 Vaccination -Coincidence or Side Effect

Authors: Dr Shashikant Singh, Dr Jaydeepdas Gupta, Dr Tutan Das

 DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v10i3.23

Abstract

We present the case of 29 yr male, with no known cardiac history, who suffered a MI 12 hour after his first dose covaxin (COVID-19) vaccination. He was medically managed and PCI was done to LAD. It is early to draw a link betweenCOVID-19 vaccine and myocardial infarction

Keywords:COVID-19 vaccine, ST elevated myocardial infarction.

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Corresponding Author

Dr Shashikant Singh

DM Cardiology 2nd Year, Dept of Cardiology, AIIMS Bhubaneswar