Asen Georgiev Asenov

Dr. Asen Georgiev Asenov

Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Southern, Israel

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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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8 April 2022 in Vaccines
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Bethlehem Mengesha
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Asen Georgiev Asenov
BHBruria Hirsh-Raccah
Bruria Hirsh-Raccah
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Offer Amir
OPOrit Pappo
Orit Pappo
RARabea Asleh
Rabea Asleh
Vaccination with mRNA vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been associated with a risk of developing myocarditis and pericarditis, with an estimated standardized incidence ratio of myocarditis being 5.34 (95% CI, 4.48 to 6.40) as compared to the expected incidence based on historical data according to a large national study in Israel. Most cases of myocarditis in vaccine recipients occur in young males, particularly following the second dose, and the presentation is usually mild. Recently, the third (booster) dose has been shown to reduce confirmed infections and severe illness even against common variants of the virus. In Israel, over 4.4 million citizens (more than 45% of the population) have been vaccinated with the third dose of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine BNT162b2. Herein, we report the first case of a histologically confirmed severe myocarditis following the third dose of BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine.