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. 2022 Mar:77:103892.
doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2022.103892. Epub 2022 Feb 23.

Persistent cardiac injury - An important component of long COVID-19 syndrome

Vignesh Chidambaram  1 , Amudha Kumar  1 , Giuseppe Calcaterra  2 , Jawahar L Mehta  3
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Persistent cardiac injury - An important component of long COVID-19 syndrome

Vignesh Chidambaram et al. EBioMedicine. 2022 Mar.
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Cardiovascular implications of long COVID-19 syndrome. ACE2 – Angiotensin converting enzyme 2. BNP – Brain natriuretic peptide. RAAS – Renin- angiotensin aldosterone system. Created with BioRender.com.
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