Many (young) soldiers have had heart attacks after anthrax vaccinations. Could the two be related? The Army Medical Surveillance Activity (AMSA) compiled data on over 300,000 recipients of anthrax vaccine, and looked at their rates of heart attacks before and after anthrax vaccinations. This data was shared with the Institute of Medicine in 2001 at its request, and therefore became available to the public. Since then, this data (the Defense Medical Surveillance System) has been hidden from the public.
The rate of heart attacks (a.k.a. acute myocardial infarctions) was twice as high after anthrax vaccination [9.2 vs. 4.6 events per 100,000 persons/year]. Two related disorders, coded as "other acute and subacute form of ischemic heart disease" and "other forms of chronic ischemic heart disease" were more than twice as common after anthrax vaccination as before [18.8 vs. 7.1 total]. Click here to see the raw data.
Hello Dr. Nass,
ReplyDeleteMy name is Bradford Parsons and in 2004 unit deployed to Iraq. I mobilized through Camp Atterbury, Indiana and Ft. Bliss, Texas.
It wasn't until 2006 that I suffered a heart attack. They had found a blockage in the lateral artery on the backside of my heart. While in the hospital a good friend and fulltime civilian from the Army Reserves visited me and mentioned that I "was one of three soldiers that had a heart attack" and all had taken the anthrax vaccine prior to deployment to Iraq. My unit returned to the U.S. in September 2005.
Is there anyway for me to do additional research as to what was known and when. We were the last to receive this vaccine.
There is nothing published on heart attacks and anthrax vaccine
ReplyDeletecall me next week if you want to know what data exist.
MN
Dr. Nass,
DeleteI am also interested in any possible information linking anthrax vaccine with miscarriage, vasospasms, acute myocardial infarctions, and rheumatoid arthritis.
I have been diagnosed with all of these since my 3rd dose of anthrax vaccine [VIS version 2003], in December 2008. First was the miscarriage 5 months after 3rd vaccine. Second was 2 myocardial infarctions within a month of each other (and final diagnosis so far is vasospasms) 9 & 10 months after the 3rd dose. I was 26 yrs old at the time with no prior cardiac medical history both in myself and within my family. I have recently been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. also a first in my family.
After looking extensively into family medical backgrounds, I am the only one in my family who has received these vaccinations.
Any information into this matter will be greatly appreciated.
Someone who worked at the anthrax vaccine manufacturer and had had adverse reactions to anthrax died suddenly after getting two shots. (They had cut his shot in half and administered it on two separate occasions a couple of weeks apart, for which there is no good data to support this practice.)
ReplyDeleteAnyway, on autopsy he had no coronary artery disease, but had multiple areas of heart attack due to polyarteritis nodosa--inflammation of coronary arteries causing them to thrombose. This is an autoimmune disease.
Women should not have heart attacks in their 20s, unless they have hyperhomocysteinemia. Anthrax vaccine may well have played a role.
I cannot say for sure about miscarriages and rheumatoid arthritis, although I have known a number of people to develop both problems shortly after anthrax vaccine. The military keep their case numbers close to their chest. But data do exist and might help you get a VA disability.
Is there any proof of anthrax vaccine being linked to Neuroendocrine cancer tumors?
ReplyDeleteDr Nass,
ReplyDeleteCan you tell me the origin of the raw data you posted? I would like to show it to my Cardiologist, and would like to know where the study was done so he has the facts he needs in regards to the Anthrax Vaccination.
I was diagnosed with a 90% blockage of my LAD at age 43 and had received the vaccination prior to deployment in 2000. The VA at minimum will need a letter from my cardiologist relating the Anthrax Vaccination and my heart disease. Base on the facts he should be willing to write the letter.
On another note when I first had my Stent surgery I did find an article listing the serial numbers of the batches of the Vaccine that was related to heart disease, but it was quite some time ago and now I can not seem to find it any where.
Thanks in advance for your help
Hello Dr. Nass
ReplyDeleteI was in the Navy for 14 yrs (Dec 97- Dec 11) and received at least three full series (five shots) of the Anthrax Vaccine. During this time I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis at age 20-22 yrs old, diabetic at 24, and within three years of getting out, I had several heart attacks that lead to double bypass surgery. I submitted my claim with the VA after my surgery as I was already rated at 70% for all my issues, no surprise but it was denied. Can all of these issues be linked to Anthrax and do you know of any data I can use to resubmit with my claim?