Age: 70.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Blood test, Chest discomfort, Electrocardiogram, Hypoaesthesia, Peripheral arterial occlusive disease
Clinical narrative: pressure on the left side of chest beneath the heart in and around the rib cage; Indicates lack of circulation and loss of circulation to his hands. He was not experiencing pain; hands going numb at night when sleeping; The finger turned white and had him concerned.; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient). This 70-year-old male patient received bnt162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 mRNA VACCINE), dose 2 via an unspecified route of administration, administered in left arm on 02Jul2021 (Lot Number: EW0185, Expiration Date: 31Aug2021), at the age of 70 years, as DOSE 2, SINGLE for COVID-19 immunization.  Medical history included blood pressure. Concomitant medication taken within two weeks of vaccination included lisinopril, 10 mg, daily, and amlodipine, 5 mg, daily, both from 2021 (reported as started it two months ago) and ongoing taken for blood pressure measurement. Historical vaccine included bnt162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 mRNA VACCINE), dose 1 via an unspecified route of administration, administered in left arm on 11Jun2021 (Lot Number: EW0182, Expiration Date: 31Aug2021) for COVID-19 immunization, and Sabin in 1956 at 5 years old (Sabin oral vaccine given on a sugar cube). It was reported that in Jul2021 the patient experienced pressure on the left side of chest beneath the heart in and around the rib cage, indicates lack of circulation and loss of circulation to his hands. He was not experiencing pain, hands going numb at night when sleeping, the finger turned white and had him concerned. The verbatim clinical course was reported as follows: The patient was calling as a matter of record. He got the second COVID19 Pfizer Vaccine about a month ago on 02Jul2021, five weeks ago. Over the last five weeks he has been experiencing some strange symptoms. He got in touch with a cardiologist in (Withheld).  Caller was experiencing his hands going numb at night when sleeping. To caller that indicates lack of circulation and loss of circulation to his hands. He was not experiencing pain and he is not really in pain right now. He felt pressure on the left side of chest beneath the heart in and around the rib cage. Because the internet is full of information about heart inflammation he is concerned. The research might have been detriment. He thought he might have heart inflammation caused by COVID19 vaccine. The symptoms are slightly regressing. He is only making the phone call as a matter of record. He has an appointment with the (Withheld) Cardiologist on 24Aug2021. That is all he knows. It is hard to get a cardiologist at the (Withheld). It is (withheld). He doesn't have the complete address to provide. The earliest he can see the cardiologist is 24Aug2021 due to caller's tight work schedule. The good news is he isn't gripping his chest in pains. Otherwise he wouldn't have called. He has dealt with the symptoms the last five weeks. He can certainly hold out two weeks. He is not about to drop dead. He went into the vaccine a fairly healthy 70 years old. The symptoms have him highly concerned. He went in for wellness exam two months ago with primary care. It all came back extremely well. His PSA was good. Blood work is good. No problems. EKG was normal. The circulation phenomenon probably began about a week after the vaccine. He is getting confused about dates. Immediately after the second vaccine he had a strange experience. The middle index finger on right hand went totally numb on him. It took him about 20 minutes to rub circulation back into it. He will be honest, he paid no attention to it. He thought he was carrying something the wrong way like groceries or a bottle of water. It did concern him to a point. The finger turned white and had him concerned. He was giving consideration to driving to the ER if he could not rub circulation back into the finger. He was able to rub circulation back into the finger. He didn't tie it to the vaccine because he had no reason to. About a week after that, he started experiencing the numbness in the hands while sleeping. He didn't start to feel the chest pressure until about three weeks ago. It has all taken place in the past five weeks. Three weeks ago would have been about two weeks after the second vaccine was given. The good thing since making the phone call to the cardiologist yesterday is as he is speaking to call handler right now he is not experiencing the chest pressure. It comes and goes. He is not trying to attribute it to the vaccine. He is not sure. It could be something he is eating. It could be stress. What has him concerned is before he had the vaccine any pressure he would experience in his chest was normally attributed to gas. It would go away and disappear within 5 minutes. Now it seems to be lingering for half a day. He is reluctant to go see the doctor. That is why he waited five weeks to make the phone call. Currently as he is speaking he is not feeling the symptoms. The clinical outcome of the events "pressure on the left side of chest beneath the heart in and around the rib cage, indicates lack of circulation and loss of circulation to his hands. He was not experiencing pain, hands going numb at night when sleeping, the finger turned white and had him concerned" was not recovered.