The impact of COVID-19 vaccination on patients with congenital heart disease in England: a case-control study
We observed a lower absolute risk of hospitalisation and death from COVID-19 in CHD patients after vaccination. However, in vaccinated CHD patients, an elevated risk of severe outcomes persists compared with vaccinated people without CHD. These results emphasise the importance of vaccination in the CHD population, and of vigilance among care providers dealing with COVID-19 infection in CHD patients, even if fully vaccinated.
Authors
- Simon G. Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7396-4108)
- Bernard D. Keavney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9573-0812)
- C. Louise Harrison (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6125-1767)
- Simon Frain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0271-0554)
- Farideh Jalalinajafabadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4895-4578)
Institutions
- Manchester Academic Health Science Centre (GB)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Heart
- Published
- 2024-10-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2024-324470
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.33
Funders
- Public Health Wales
- British Heart Foundation
- Swansea University
- Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust
- Medical Research Council