Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 Transcriptional Activity in Cardiomyocytes of COVID-19 Patients without Clinical Signs of Cardiac Involvement

Biomedicines

29 December Dec 2020 22 days ago
  • Perrucci GL, Sommariva E, Songia P, Poggio P, Pompilio G
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A considerable proportion of patients affected by coronavirus respiratory disease (COVID-19) develop cardiac injury. The viral impact in cardiomyocytes deserves, however, further investigations, especially in asymptomatic patients.

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Bulfamante GP, Perrucci GL, Falleni M, Sommariva E, Tosi D, Martinelli C, Songia P, Poggio P, Carugo S, Pompilio G. Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 Transcriptional Activity in Cardiomyocytes of COVID-19 Patients without Clinical Signs of Cardiac Involvement. Biomedicines 2020 Dec 18;8(12):E626. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines8120626.

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