Age: 78.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Cardiac failure, Fluid retention
Clinical narrative: had fluid buildup around his waistline and had to be hospitalized everytime for the fluid to be drained; I went into the heart failure; This is a spontaneous report received from a contactable reporter(s) (Consumer or other non HCP) from medical information team. The reporter is the patient.  An 81-year-old male patient received bnt162b2 (BNT162B2), on 29Sep2021 as dose 3 (booster), single (Batch/Lot number: unknown) at the age of 78 years for covid-19 immunisation. The patient's relevant medical history included: "Hypertension" (ongoing), notes: I was taking a blood pressure medication, that is all I was taking; "Cholesterol" (ongoing); "heart failure" (ongoing). Concomitant medication(s) included: CARVEDILOL; ATORVASTATIN taken for blood cholesterol abnormal; ENTRESTO taken for cardiac failure; SPIRONOLACTONE. Vaccination history included: bnt162b2 (DOSE 1, SINGLE, That was in the hospital, I got the dates, 15Jan2021 (15Jan2021) it was Pfizer (LOT#EL3249)), administration date: 15Jan2021, when the patient was 78-year-old, for Covid-19 Immunization, reaction(s): "fluid buildup", "heart failure"; bnt162b2 (DOSE 2, SINGLE, It looks like Pfizer EL9262. It is all handwritten down here and that was on, it looks like 02Feb2021), administration date: 02Feb2021, when the patient was 78-year-old, for Covid-19 Immunization, reaction(s): "fluid buildup", "heart failure". The following information was reported: FLUID RETENTION (hospitalization), outcome "unknown", described as "had fluid buildup around his waistline and had to be hospitalized everytime for the fluid to be drained"; CARDIAC FAILURE (medically significant), outcome "unknown", described as "I went into the heart failure". Therapeutic measures were taken as a result of fluid retention, cardiac failure.  Clinical course: Patient stated that he got 3 doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine from 2020-2021 and had fluid buildup around his waistline and had to be hospitalized every time for the fluid to be drained. Had fluid around his waistline and then he had to get hospitalized 3 times; got 3 doses during those years and then he was hospitalized afterwards every time. He is calling right now to report the adverse event he had, reporter think this was, it's a long time ago, it is 2020-2021, that year range and then he had adverse events, and he was just reporting it and then he was 81 years old. The reporter think he received the Pfizer COVID Vaccines during those times and then he is reporting that he had fluid around his waistline and then he had to get hospitalized 3 times. He had got 3 doses during those years and then he was hospitalized afterwards every time. When paraphrased the concern, consumer stated, "Actually, I am on the tablet computer when I ran across the advertisement the company has in the name of BioNTech to call if you have any problem after. Well, I did have a problem. Whether it was the vaccine or not, I have no idea. I have even informed them at the hospital when I was there, I took three shots. I knew something was wrong and they asked me all kinds of questions and I told them. I told them, I did take the vaccine for Covid, and I am okay with everything else, I told them. So, now I am looking at the computer and they are asking the same questions again." Consumer stated, "That was in the hospital, he got the dates, 15Jan2021 (15Jan2021) it was Pfizer (LOT#EL3249). Let me give you the other Pfizer. It looks like Pfizer EL9262. It was all handwritten down here and that was on, it looks like 02Feb2021, and it can't be true (incomplete sentence) and that was at (withheld). Let me go to the next one, Pfizer. He cannot, he was having trouble (general statement) 8729 and it looks like it might be a 4 or a 9.8729 Pfizer and it was at (withheld) that was on 29Sep2021 (29Sep2021). The first one was 15Jan2021 and that was at hospital, the third one was actually at (withheld) which was a sub-urb of the (withheld) in(withheld), (withheld)." No other vaccine same day of vaccination. No prior vaccination within 4 weeks of receiving (Covid Vaccine). The consumer stated, "Yes, I was taking Hypertension medicine. Now you are going to ask me, that was 3 years ago. The hospital would not have the medicine, but my doctor would have it in his office. I have the one that I take now. Entresto, Carvedilol 3.12 mg. I am taking that now and that is twice daily. I also take Entresto 49-51mg, that is for my heart failure. I mean, in the bag there are all kinds of pills right now. I have another pill that I take, Spironolactone. I do not think I am supposed to (incomplete sentence). After the shot I went into the heart failure, it sulks! (general statement)." Regarding treatment: Consumer stated, "I don't think I was taking any fluid, I was taking a blood pressure medication, that is all I was taking." He had been taking blood pressure medicine and he wasn't taking anything except blood pressure medicine before.  The information on the batch/lot number for bnt162b2 has been requested and will be submitted if and when received.; Sender's Comments: Linked Report(s) : US-PFIZER INC-202300435744 same patient/drugs, different dose number 1;