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Editorial
. 2020 Jun;8(6):512-514.
doi: 10.1016/j.jchf.2020.03.004. Epub 2020 Apr 10.

COVID-19 Illness and Heart Failure: A Missing Link?

Mandeep R Mehra  1 , Frank Ruschitzka  2
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Editorial

COVID-19 Illness and Heart Failure: A Missing Link?

Mandeep R Mehra et al. JACC Heart Fail. 2020 Jun.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; catecholamines; heart failure; hyperinflammation; myocarditis.

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