How COVID-19 Infiltrates and Inflames the Heart - Contagionlive.com

Neuropilin-1 enables COVID-19 to enter human cardiomyocytes, accounting for increased proteases activity and apoptotic markers that lead to cell damage and apoptosis.

Although primarily associated with respiratory complications, COVID-19 can be severe or fatal for individuals with preexisting heart conditions. The reasons for COVID-19-related cardiac damage are l… [+3123 chars]

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