SARS-CoV-2 is localized in cardiomyocytes: a postmortem biopsy case

A 72-year-old patient was admitted to the intensive care unit due to acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by COVID-19. On day 20, the patient experienced shock. The electrocardiogram showed ST segment elevation in leads V3–V6 and severe left ventricular dysfunction with an ejection fraction of...

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Main Authors: Yoshihiko Nakamura, Harutaka Katano, Noriko Nakajima, Yuko Sato, Tadaki Suzuki, Tsuyoshi Sekizuka, Makoto Kuroda, Yoshito Izutani, Shinichi Morimoto, Junichi Maruyama, Megumi Koie, Taisuke Kitamura, Hiroyasu Ishikura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-10-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971221006470