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Team unlocks secrets of COVID heart damage – 7NEWS.com.au
Australian researchers have worked out how coronavirus damages the heart and identified a drug that could be a game changer.
Australian researchers have discovered that coronavirus can spawn molecular storms that damage patients’ hearts.
But QIMR Berghofer scientists have also identified a class of drugs that could potentially guard against heart damage, or even reverse it.
The team has been delving into exactly how COVID-19 damages the heart.
It’s important because a growing body of research suggests up to two-thirds of patients who’ve recovered from severe COVID-19 experienced some heart inflammation.
And about a quarter…
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