Risk for Myocardial Infarction, Stroke, and Pulmonary Embolism Following COVID-19 Vaccines in Adults Younger Than 75 Years in France

BACKGROUND: The BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech) vaccine has been shown to be safe with regard to risk for severe cardiovascular events (such as myocardial infarction [MI], pulmonary embolism [PE], and stroke) in persons aged 75 years or older. Less is known about the safety of other COVID-19 vaccines or outcomes in younger populations.

OBJECTIVE: To assess short-term risk for severe cardiovascular events (excluding myocarditis and pericarditis) after COVID-19 vaccination in France's 46.5 million adults younger than 75 years.

DESIGN: Self-controlled case series method adapted to event-dependent exposure and high event-related mortality.

SETTING: France, 27 December 2020 to 20 July 2021.

PATIENTS: All adults younger than 75 years hospitalized for PE, acute MI, hemorrhagic stroke, or ischemic stroke (n = 73 325 total events).

MEASUREMENTS: Linkage between the French National Health Data System and COVID-19 vaccine databases enabled identification of hospitalizations for cardiovascular events (MI, PE, or stroke) and receipt of a first or second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech, mRNA-1273 (Moderna), Ad26.COV2.S (Janssen), or ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (Oxford-AstraZeneca) vaccine. The relative incidence (RI) of each cardiovascular event was estimated in the 3 weeks after vaccination compared with other periods, with adjustment for temporality (7-day periods).

RESULTS: No association was found between the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccine and severe cardiovascular events. The first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine was associated with acute MI and PE in the second week after vaccination (RI, 1.29 [95% CI, 1.11 to 1.51] and 1.41 [CI, 1.13 to 1.75], respectively). An association with MI in the second week after a single dose of the Janssen vaccine could not be ruled out (RI, 1.75 [CI, 1.16 to 2.62]).

LIMITATIONS: It was not possible to ascertain the relative timing of injection and cardiovascular events on the day of vaccination. Outpatient deaths related to cardiovascular events were not included.

CONCLUSION: In persons aged 18 to 74 years, adenoviral-based vaccines may be associated with increased incidence of MI and PE. No association between mRNA-based vaccines and the cardiovascular events studied was observed.

PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE: None.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:175

Enthalten in:

Annals of internal medicine - 175(2022), 9 vom: 06. Sept., Seite 1250-1257

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Botton, Jérémie [VerfasserIn]
Jabagi, Marie Joelle [VerfasserIn]
Bertrand, Marion [VerfasserIn]
Baricault, Bérangère [VerfasserIn]
Drouin, Jérôme [VerfasserIn]
Le Vu, Stéphane [VerfasserIn]
Weill, Alain [VerfasserIn]
Farrington, Paddy [VerfasserIn]
Zureik, Mahmoud [VerfasserIn]
Dray-Spira, Rosemary [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Ad26COVS1
B5S3K2V0G8
BNT162 Vaccine
COVID-19 Vaccines
ChAdOx1 nCoV-19
JT2NS6183B
Journal Article
N38TVC63NU
RNA, Messenger

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Date Completed 22.09.2022

Date Revised 07.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.7326/M22-0988

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM345132661