ABC Heart Fail Cardiomyop 2023; 3(4): e20230094
Safety of COVID-19 Vaccines among Individuals with Cardiopathies
Ana Luisa Soares Chiaretti
, Bianca de Almeida Nunes
, Lívia Brito Oliveira
, Fábio Figueiredo Costa
, Adriana Lopes Latado
Introduction
The first cases of COVID-19 were reported in December of 2019. The SARS-CoV-2 virus has infected over 664 million people and caused over 6,7 million deaths worldwide. Brazil was one of the most affected countries, with over 36 million confirmed cases and nearly 700 thousand reported obits.
Although most cases were characterized as oligosymptomatic and self-limited, people older than 60 years and with comorbidities were at higher risk of presenting with severe forms, including acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), myocarditis, thromboembolic events, sepsis, and shock.
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