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Editorial
. 2021 May 14;42(19):1879-1882.
doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab145.

What we (don't) know about myocardial injury after COVID-19

Matthias G Friedrich  1 , Leslie T Cooper  2
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Editorial

What we (don't) know about myocardial injury after COVID-19

Matthias G Friedrich et al. Eur Heart J. .
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Graphical Abstract
Acute and chronic outcomes of symptomatic COVID-19 infection for the heart. HFpEF, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.
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Comment on

  • Patterns of myocardial injury in recovered troponin-positive COVID-19 patients assessed by cardiovascular magnetic resonance.
    Kotecha T, Knight DS, Razvi Y, Kumar K, Vimalesvaran K, Thornton G, Patel R, Chacko L, Brown JT, Coyle C, Leith D, Shetye A, Ariff B, Bell R, Captur G, Coleman M, Goldring J, Gopalan D, Heightman M, Hillman T, Howard L, Jacobs M, Jeetley PS, Kanagaratnam P, Kon OM, Lamb LE, Manisty CH, Mathurdas P, Mayet J, Negus R, Patel N, Pierce I, Russell G, Wolff A, Xue H, Kellman P, Moon JC, Treibel TA, Cole GD, Fontana M. Kotecha T, et al. Eur Heart J. 2021 May 14;42(19):1866-1878. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab075. Eur Heart J. 2021. PMID: 33596594 Free PMC article.

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