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1. 1. AMA (Comm) Cardiology

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   Published on: 2/15/2005   Last Visited: 4/24/2005

   Dimitri C. Cassimatis, MD, Cardiology Fellow, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C.

2. 2. www.rossichiropractic.com

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   Published on: 6/21/2004   Last Visited: 3/25/2008

   Smallpox vaccination caused myopericarditis in 1.6 people per 10 000 who had never been vaccinated before, said Dr Dimitri Cassimatis, a cardiology fellow at Walter
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   However, Dr Cassimatis cautioned that, in a terrorist attack, "if these results are generalisable to the public, we could see thousands of cases-1600 cases per 10 million exposed [to the vaccine]."

3. 3. News Article

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   Published on: 5/14/2004   Last Visited: 8/2/2004

   The study, by Walter Reed Army Medical Center researcher Dr. Dimitri Cassimatis, adds to the growing body of evidence that heart problems are a serious potential complication of the smallpox vaccine.
   
   Preliminary results were disclosed Thursday at an American Medical Association briefing in New York City.
   
   The study found a risk of myopericarditis, or heart inflammation, of 16 in 100,000 among military personnel who got smallpox vaccines for the first time, compared with a risk of 2 in 100,000 among personnel who had never been vaccinated. Inflammation caused such symptoms as chest pain, palpitations and lightheadedness.
   
   "We know the vaccine turns on the immune system, and we think that in some people, it gets turned on against some heart cells," Cassimatis said.
   
   The findings are significant because of the potential for mass inoculations of citizens against smallpox in case of a suspected bioterrorism attack.
   
   Should a mass vaccination program be undertaken, "there is the potential for thousands of cases of cardiac complications," said Cassimatis, a cardiologist at Walter Reed. Most people should recover completely with proper diagnosis and treatment, including anti-inflammatory drugs, he said.