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ReviewAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2022

Vaccine-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia following coronavirus vaccine: A narrative review.

Syed Hassan Ahmed, Taha Gul Shaikh, Summaiyya Waseem, Nashwa Abdul Qadir, Zohaib Yousaf, Irfan Ullah

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Review in Annals of medicine and surgery (2012), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
3.1field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. SARS-CoV-2 vaccination and uveitis: Are they linked?Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Syed Hassan AhmedDow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
Taha Gul ShaikhDow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
Summaiyya WaseemDow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
Nashwa Abdul QadirDow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
Zohaib YousafDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Irfan UllahKabir Medical College, Gandhara University, Peshawar, Pakistan.
Dow University of Health Sciences · PKGandhara University · PKHamad Medical Corporation · QA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The novel coronavirus pandemic has taken a toll on the global healthcare systems and economy. Safety precautions, along with vaccination, are the most effective preventive measures. The global vaccination program against COVID-19 has dramatically reduced the number of deaths and cases. However, the incidence of thrombotic events and thrombocytopenia post-COVID-19 vaccination known as vaccine-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia has raised safety concerns. This has led to an element of vaccine hesitancy. The exact mechanism for vaccine-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia is unknown. Although the incidence of thrombosis associated with COVID-19 vaccination is low, it still requires attention, especially in older people, smokers, and people with preexisting comorbidities. This study aims to review the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of vaccine-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia, to provide a concise and comprehensive update.

Indexed as

COVID-19COVID-19 vaccineThrombotic thrombocytopeniaVaccine induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopeniaVaccine induced thrombotic thrombocytopeniaVITT

Identifiers

PMID34745596
PMCPMC8556865
OpenAlexW3210394608

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