Evidence map›Paper›PMID 38385055›Full record

ArticleClinical case reports2024

Myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronaries (MINOCA) following rabies postexposure prophylaxis: A case report.

Reechashree Dhungana, Prajjwal Pokharel, Chandra Mani Poudel, Raja Ram Khanal, Smriti Shakya, Ratna Mani Gajurel

Open access · goldAbstract readCase Reports
In one paragraph

Article in Clinical case reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 36% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Reechashree DhunganaDepartment of Cardiology Manmohan Cardiothoracic Vascular and Transplant Center Institute of Medicine Maharajgunj Medical Campus Kathmandu Nepal.
Prajjwal PokharelDepartment of Cardiology Manmohan Cardiothoracic Vascular and Transplant Center Kathmandu Nepal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2077-9831
Chandra Mani PoudelDepartment of Cardiology Manmohan Cardiothoracic Vascular and Transplant Center Kathmandu Nepal.
Raja Ram KhanalDepartment of Cardiology Manmohan Cardiothoracic Vascular and Transplant Center Kathmandu Nepal.
Smriti ShakyaDepartment of Cardiology Manmohan Cardiothoracic Vascular and Transplant Center Kathmandu Nepal.
Ratna Mani GajurelDepartment of Cardiology Manmohan Cardiothoracic Vascular and Transplant Center Kathmandu Nepal.
Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital · NP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Key Clinical Message: This case underscores the importance of considering myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA) in patients experiencing acute chest pain following rabies vaccination, emphasizing the need for heightened awareness and further research into the association between MINOCA and Rabies vaccination. Abstract: Rabies is a vaccine-preventable deadly viral disease prevalent in Asia and Africa that causes thousands of deaths annually. Rabies pre (PrEP) and postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) is highly effective in annulling rabies-associated deaths. The adverse reactions following rabies vaccination are typically mild. Myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA) is a rare condition, and its association with rabies vaccination is unprecedented. We present a case of a 43-year-old male with MINOCA following Rabies PEP. A 43-year-old male, nonsmoker and nonalcoholic, presented to the ER with complaints of acute onset left sided chest pain following the completion of the third dose of intradermal rabies vaccine, whose clinical features, ECG changes and lab reports were suggestive of acute presentation of inferior wall MI. Coronary angiography was performed, which however revealed normal coronaries with only slow flow being noted in the left anterior descending (LAD) artery. Echocardiography later showed a normal study with no other relevant diagnosis unveiled on further investigations. Hence a diagnosis of vaccine-induced MINOCA was made. Treatment included antiplatelet therapy, statins, and beta-blockers. MINOCA following rabies vaccination is an unprecedented finding. The clear etiology behind this couldn't be ascertained. The patient's treatment was conventional, emphasizing the need for further research and clinical trials in MINOCA diagnosis and management. This case highlights the need for clinicians to consider MINOCA in patients with acute chest pain post-rabies vaccination. Further research is essential to unravel the association between MINOCA and rabies vaccination, paving the way for optimal management strategies.

Indexed as

case reportsMINOCAmyocardial infarctionpostexposure prophylaxisrabies vaccines

Identifiers

PMID38385055
PMCPMC10879642
OpenAlexW4392002186

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC-ND
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.