Clinical Characteristics and Pharmacological Management of COVID-19 Vaccine–Induced Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia With Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis: A Review

The COVID-19 pandemic saw one of the fastest developments of vaccines in an effort to combat an out-of-control pandemic. The 2 most common COVID-19 vaccine platforms currently in use, messenger RNA (mRNA) and adenovirus vector, were developed on the basis of previous research in use of this technology…

SVM Communications: Vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) – what the vascular medicine physician should know

The pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has led to the rapid development of highly effective vaccines, which have proven to be the most important tool in combating the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Initial clinical trials reported no major adverse events beyond rare cases of anaphylaxis…

Complicanze tromboemboliche post-vaccinazione anti-COVID-19 con Vaxzevria (ChAdOx1 nCov-19, AstraZeneca) o con COVID-19 Vaccine Janssen (Ad.26. COV2.S, Johnson & Johnson)

In soggetti recentemente sottoposti a vaccinazione anti-SARS-CoV-2 con i vaccini a vettore virale Vaxzevria (ChAdOx1 nCov-19 della ditta Astra Zeneca) e con COVID-19 Vaccine Janssen (Ad.26.COV2.S della ditta Johnson & Johnson) sono state riportate diverse segnalazioni di eventi trombotici in sedi atipiche (trombosi dei seni venosi cerebrali e/o del distretto splancnico), associati a piastrinopenia e con decorsi clinici di particolare gravità…