Sex-specific differences in myocardial injury incidence after COVID-19 mRNA-1273 booster vaccination

© 2023 The Authors. European Journal of Heart Failure published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of European Society of Cardiology..

AIMS: To explore the incidence and potential mechanisms of oligosymptomatic myocardial injury following COVID-19 mRNA booster vaccination.

METHODS AND RESULTS: Hospital employees scheduled to undergo mRNA-1273 booster vaccination were assessed for mRNA-1273 vaccination-associated myocardial injury, defined as acute dynamic increase in high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) concentration above the sex-specific upper limit of normal on day 3 (48-96 h) after vaccination without evidence of an alternative cause. To explore possible mechanisms, antibodies against interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1RA), the SARS-CoV-2-nucleoprotein (NP) and -spike (S1) proteins and an array of 14 inflammatory cytokines were quantified. Among 777 participants (median age 37 years, 69.5% women), 40 participants (5.1%; 95% confidence interval [CI] 3.7-7.0%) had elevated hs-cTnT concentration on day 3 and mRNA-1273 vaccine-associated myocardial injury was adjudicated in 22 participants (2.8% [95% CI 1.7-4.3%]). Twenty cases occurred in women (3.7% [95% CI 2.3-5.7%]), two in men (0.8% [95% CI 0.1-3.0%]). Hs-cTnT elevations were mild and only temporary. No patient had electrocardiographic changes, and none developed major adverse cardiac events within 30 days (0% [95% CI 0-0.4%]). In the overall booster cohort, hs-cTnT concentrations (day 3; median 5, interquartile range [IQR] 4-6 ng/L) were significantly higher compared to matched controls (n = 777, median 3 [IQR 3-5] ng/L, p < 0.001). Cases had comparable systemic reactogenicity, concentrations of anti-IL-1RA, anti-NP, anti-S1, and markers quantifying systemic inflammation, but lower concentrations of interferon (IFN)-λ1 (IL-29) and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) versus persons without vaccine-associated myocardial injury.

CONCLUSION: mRNA-1273 vaccine-associated myocardial injury was more common than previously thought, being mild and transient, and more frequent in women versus men. The possible protective role of IFN-λ1 (IL-29) and GM-CSF warrant further studies.

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CommentIn: Eur J Heart Fail. 2023 Oct;25(10):1882-1883. - PMID 37642187

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:25

Enthalten in:

European journal of heart failure - 25(2023), 10 vom: 08. Okt., Seite 1871-1881

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Buergin, Natacha [VerfasserIn]
Lopez-Ayala, Pedro [VerfasserIn]
Hirsiger, Julia R [VerfasserIn]
Mueller, Philip [VerfasserIn]
Median, Daniela [VerfasserIn]
Glarner, Noemi [VerfasserIn]
Rumora, Klara [VerfasserIn]
Herrmann, Timon [VerfasserIn]
Koechlin, Luca [VerfasserIn]
Haaf, Philip [VerfasserIn]
Rentsch, Katharina [VerfasserIn]
Battegay, Manuel [VerfasserIn]
Banderet, Florian [VerfasserIn]
Berger, Christoph T [VerfasserIn]
Mueller, Christian [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

2019-nCoV Vaccine mRNA-1273
83869-56-1
COVID-19
COVID-19 booster vaccination
Cardiac troponin
EPK39PL4R4
Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor
Journal Article
MRNA vaccine
Myocardial injury
Myocarditis
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 01.11.2023

Date Revised 01.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: Eur J Heart Fail. 2023 Oct;25(10):1882-1883. - PMID 37642187

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/ejhf.2978

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM359705626