Research Reveals How COVID-19 Can Kill Heart Muscle Cells, Interfere With Contraction – Brinkwire

Study reveals details of how coronavirus infects heart; models of tissue damage may help develop potential therapies.
Since early in the pandemic, COVID-19 has been associated with heart problems, including reduced ability to pump blood and abnormal heart rhythms.
But its been an open question whether these problems are caused by the virus infecting the heart, or an inflammatory response to viral infection elsewhere in the body. Such details have implications for understanding how best to treat…

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