A bimonthly publication part of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology portfolio of journals connected with ABC Cardiol publishing national and international scientific production in the field of cardiovascular sciences.
ISSN 2359-4802
eISSN 2359-5647
Ebrahim Khalid Al-Ebrahim
, Alaa Algazzar
, Mohammed Qutub
Ebrahim Khalid Al-Ebrahim
, Alaa Algazzar
, Mohammed Qutub
Introduction Autoimmune allergic reaction causing myopericarditis following vaccination is extremely rare and, in this regard, much attention has been paid to smallpox vaccine. Halsell et al., reported 18 cases of probable myopericarditis in 230,734 primary vaccines after smallpox vaccination (an incidence of 7.8 per 100,000 over 30 days). No cases of myopericarditis following smallpox vaccination were reported among 95,622 vaccines who were previously vaccinated. A causal relationship was supported by the close temporal clustering (7-19 days; mean, 10.5 days following […]
Keywords: Meningococcal Vaccines/adverse effects; Pericarditis/complications; Reaction