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Karnataka Panel Finds No Link Between COVID-19 Vaccination and Sudden Cardiac Deaths

Reporting vaccines’ long-term heart protection alongside risk factors driving cardiac events, the panel calls for robust surveillance; registry creation; early cardiovascular screening in schools; large-scale multicentric research.

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Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

Overview

  • The July 2 report by Dr. C. N. Ravindranath’s committee reviewed 251 patients under 45 at Jayadeva Hospital and found no causal association between COVID-19 infection or vaccination and early-onset cardiac disease.
  • The study noted that conventional risk factors—hypertension, diabetes, smoking and dyslipidemia—best explain the recent rise in sudden cardiac events among young adults.
  • It highlighted evidence that COVID-19 vaccines may offer long-term protection against heart problems, countering theories of ‘hasty’ approval risks.
  • The panel urged a multifaceted public health response with enhanced surveillance of cardiac deaths, autopsy-based registries, school-level screening and large-scale multicentric research.
  • Union Health Ministry, ICMR and parallel AIIMS-Delhi studies have reiterated the absence of any vaccine-linked cardiac patterns, as BJP leaders demand Chief Minister Siddaramaiah apologise for his earlier remarks.