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ArticleEuropean journal of heart failure2021

COVID-19 vaccination in patients with heart failure: a position paper of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology.

Giuseppe Rosano, Ewa A Jankowska, Robin Ray, Marco Metra, Magdy Abdelhamid, Stamatis Adamopoulos, Stefan D Anker, Antoni Bayes-Genis, Yury Belenkov, Tuvia B Gal and 29 more

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Article in European journal of heart failure, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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32citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 53 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

39 authors at 20 institutions in 20 countries.

Giuseppe RosanoIRCCS San Raffaele, Rome, Italy.
Ewa A JankowskaInstitute of Heart Diseases, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland.
Robin RayCardiology Clinical Academic Group, Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute, St George's, University of London, St George's Hospital, London, UK.
Marco MetraInstitute of Cardiology, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia and Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
Magdy AbdelhamidFaculty of Medicine, Kasr Al Ainy, Department of Cardiology, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
Stamatis AdamopoulosHeart Failure - Transplant - Mechanical Circulatory Support Unit, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece.
Stefan D AnkerDepartment of Cardiology (CVK), and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies (BCRT), German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany.
Antoni Bayes-GenisHeart Institute, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona & CIBERCV, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
Yury BelenkovI.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russia.
Tuvia B GalDepartment of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel, & Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Michael BöhmUniversitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Saarland University, Kardiologie, Angiologie und Internistische Intensivmedizin, Homburg/Saar, Germany.
Ovidiu ChioncelEmergency Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases 'Prof. C.C. Iliescu', University of Medicine Carol Davila, Bucharest, Romania.
Alain Cohen-SolalUMR-S 942 Research Unit, Paris University, Lariboisiere Hospital, Cardiology Department, AP-HP, Paris, France.
Dimitrios FarmakisUniversity of Cyprus Medical School, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Gerasimos FilippatosNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, University Hospital Attikon, Athens, Greece.
Arantxa GonzálezProgram of Cardiovascular Diseases, CIMA Universidad de Navarra, IdiSNA and CIBERCV, Pamplona, Spain.
Finn GustafssonDepartment of Cardiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Loreena HillSchool of Nursing & Midwifery, Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.
Tiny JaarsmaDepartment of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
Fadi JouhraCardiology Clinical Academic Group, Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute, St George's, University of London, St George's Hospital, London, UK.
Mitja LainscakDivision of Cardiology, General Hospital Murska Sobota, Murska Sobota, Slovenia, & Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Ekaterini LambrinouDepartment of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus.
Yury LopatinVolgograd State Medical University, Regional Cardiology Centre, Volgograd, Russian Federation.
Lars H LundDepartment of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, and Heart and Vascular Theme, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
Davor MilicicUniversity of Zagreb School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia.
Brenda MouraArmed Forces Hospital, Porto, & Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Wilfried MullensCardiovascular Physiology, Hasselt University, Belgium, & Heart Failure and Cardiac Rehabilitation Specialist, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium.
Massimo F PiepoliCardiac Unit, Guglielmo da Saliceto Hospital, University of Parma, Piacenza, Italy.
Piotr PonikowskiInstitute of Heart Diseases, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland.
Amina RakishevaDepartment of Cardiology, Scientific Institution of Cardiology and Internal Diseases, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Arsen RisticDepartment of Cardiology, University Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade University School of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia.
Gianluigi SavareseDepartment of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, and Heart and Vascular Theme, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
Petar SeferovicDepartment Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade & Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Belgrade, Serbia.
Michele SenniCardiovascular Department, Cardiology 1 Unit, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital Bergamo, University of Milano - Bicocca, Bergamo, Italy.
Thomas ThumInstitute of Molecular and Therapeutic Strategies, Hannover & Fraunhofer Institute of Toxicology and Experimental Medicine, Hannover, Germany.
Carlo G TocchettiDepartment of Translational Medical Sciences, Center for Basic and Clinical Immunology Research (CISI), Interdepartmental Center of Clinical and Translational Sciences (CIRCET), Interdepartmental Hypertension Research Center (CIRIAPA), Federico II University, Naples, Italy.
Sophie Van LinthoutBerlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätmedizin Berlin, BIH Center for Regenerative Therapies, Berlin, German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Maurizio VolterraniCardiovascular Pulmonary Science Department, IRCCS San Raffaele, Roma, Italy.
Andrew J S CoatsUniversity of Warwick, Coventry, UK.
IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele · ITKarolinska University Hospital · SESt George's, University of London · GBWroclaw Medical University · PLAssistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris · FRAzienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di Brescia · ITBerlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin · DECairo University · EGCarol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy · ROCentar za Promociju Nauke · RSCharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin · DECyprus University of Technology · CYFederico II University Hospital · ITFraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine · DEInstituto de Salud Carlos III · ESKazakh Institute of Oncology and Radiology · KZLinköping University · SENational and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GROnassis Cardiac Surgery Center · GRPomurski muzej Murska Sobota · SI

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Patients with heart failure (HF) who contract SARS-CoV-2 infection are at a higher risk of cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Regardless of therapeutic attempts in COVID-19, vaccination remains the most promising global approach at present for controlling this disease. There are several concerns and misconceptions regarding the clinical indications, optimal mode of delivery, safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines for patients with HF. This document provides guidance to all healthcare professionals regarding the implementation of a COVID-19 vaccination scheme in patients with HF. COVID-19 vaccination is indicated in all patients with HF, including those who are immunocompromised (e.g. after heart transplantation receiving immunosuppressive therapy) and with frailty syndrome. It is preferable to vaccinate against COVID-19 patients with HF in an optimal clinical state, which would include clinical stability, adequate hydration and nutrition, optimized treatment of HF and other comorbidities (including iron deficiency), but corrective measures should not be allowed to delay vaccination. Patients with HF who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 need to continue precautionary measures, including the use of facemasks, hand hygiene and social distancing. Knowledge on strategies preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection (including the COVID-19 vaccination) should be included in the comprehensive educational programmes delivered to patients with HF.

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CardiologyCOVID-19Heart FailureIron DeficienciesAgedCOVID-19 VaccinesFrail ElderlyHumansSARS-CoV-2VaccinationCOVID-19 VaccinesCOVID-19Heart failureSARS-CoV-2Vaccination

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