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Takashi Araki1, Ryota Morimoto1, Ryota Ito1
1Department of Cardiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.
A 53-year-old woman with no significant medical history developed cardiogenic shock 4 days after receiving the second dose of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine (BNT162b2, Pfizer/BioNtech). The patient required extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and an Impella device. Based on significant hemoconcentration, decreased plasma protein levels, and pathologic findings in myocardial specimens, the patient was diagnosed with vaccination-induced fulminant systemic capillary leak syndrome (SCLS) with severe cardiac dysfunction. This case highlights that SCLS can occur after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination and may be associated with cardiac dysfunction. In patients with cardiogenic shock, hemoconcentration, and hypoalbuminemia after vaccination, SCLS should be considered.
A 53-year-old woman with no significant medical history developed cardiogenic shock 4 days after receiving the second dose of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine (BNT162b2, Pfizer/BioNtech). The patient required extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and an Impella device. Based on significant hemoconcentration, decreased plasma protein levels, and pathologic findings in myocardial specimens, the patient was diagnosed with vaccination-induced fulminant systemic capillary leak syndrome (SCLS) with severe cardiac dysfunction. This case highlights that SCLS can occur after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination and may be associated with cardiac dysfunction. In patients with cardiogenic shock, hemoconcentration, and hypoalbuminemia after vaccination, SCLS should be considered.
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