Mechanisms of Myocardial Injury in COVID-19

Anda Bularga¹, Andrew R Chapman¹, Nicholas L Mills^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
² Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.

Editorial

Anda Bularga et al. Clin Chem. 2021.

. 2021 Aug 5;67(8):1044-1046.

doi: 10.1093/clinchem/hvab111.

Anda Bularga¹, Andrew R Chapman¹, Nicholas L Mills^{1

2}

¹ BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
² Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.

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Keywords: COVID-19; high-sensitivity cardiac troponin; myocardial injury.

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