Functional Effects of Cardiomyocyte Injury in COVID-19
Mustafa M. Siddiq, Angel Chan, Lisa Miorin, Arjun Singh Yadaw, Kristin G. Beaumont, Thomas Kehrer, Anastasija Čupić, Kris M. White, Rosa E. Tolentino, Bin Hu, Alan D. Stern, Iman Tavassoly, Jens Hansen, Robert Sebra, Pedro Luis Véliz Martínez, S. Prabha, Nicole Dubois, Christoph Schaniel, Rupa Iyengar-Kapuganti, Nina Kukar, Gennaro Giustino, Karan Sud, Sharon Nirenberg, Patricia Kovatch, Randy A. Albrecht, Joseph Goldfarb, Lori B. Croft, Maryann McLaughlin, Edgar Argulian, Stamatios Lerakis, Jagat Narula, Adolfo García‐Sastre, Ravi Iyengar
Abstract
SARS-CoV-2 infects multiple organs, including the heart. Analyses of hospitalized patients show that a substantial number without prior indication of heart disease or comorbidities show significant injury to heart tissue, assessed by increased levels of troponin in blood.