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SUBMITTER: Giustino G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7572122 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Giustino Gennaro G Pinney Sean P SP Lala Anuradha A Reddy Vivek Y VY Johnston-Cox Hillary A HA Mechanick Jeffrey I JI Halperin Jonathan L JL Fuster Valentin V
Journal of the American College of Cardiology 20201001 17
The cardiovascular system is affected broadly by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection. Both direct viral infection and indirect injury resulting from inflammation, endothelial activation, and microvascular thrombosis occur in the context of coronavirus disease 2019. What determines the extent of cardiovascular injury is the amount of viral inoculum, the magnitude of the host immune response, and the presence of co-morbidities. Myocardial injury occurs in approximately one-qu ...[more]