Cardiovascular complications in Covid-19: a comparative study of clinical characteristics and their effect on the outcome of first wave and second wave
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Introduction
SARS-CoV-2 is 30 kb long, positive sense, single stranded and polyadenylated.(1)SARS-CoV-2 has tight interaction with the human ACE2 receptor binding domain, causing greater transmissibility.(2) SARS-CoV-2 viral particles have been seen by RT-PCR in cardiac tissue(3)supporting direct cardiotoxicity.Hyperinflammation leads to vascular inflammation, plaque ins… Show more
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