Association Between COVID-19 Vaccination and Atrial Arrhythmias in Individuals with Cardiac Implanta

Guest: Malini Madhavan, M.B.B.S.
Host: Anthony H. Kashou, M.D.

Overview:
In a research of over 7000 people with a cardiac implanted machine within the Biotronik CERTITUDE registry, the burden of machine detected AF was famous to be greater within the 3 months after covid vaccination in comparison with the three months previous vaccination. An identical pattern was noticed for Influenza vaccinated people. However, when evaluating a propensity matched group of controls with out COVID vaccination, the pattern in the direction of elevated burden of AF was comparable within the 2 teams. This led the authors to conclude that the noticed improve in AF burden represents the pure development of AF danger somewhat than vaccine associated modifications.

Topics Discussed:
• The research of atrial fibrillation burden after COVID vaccination, together with the conclusion.
• How the incidence of AF after COVID 19 vaccination compares to that after influenza vaccination.
• Other research which have investigated arrhythmia prevalence after COVID vaccination.
• Safety for sufferers with heart problems to get vaccinated for COVID 19.

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