Clinico-histopathologic and single-nuclei RNA-sequencing insights into cardiac injury and microthrombi in critical COVID-19

Acute cardiac injury is prevalent in critical COVID-19 and associated with increased mortality. Its etiology remains debated, as initially presumed causes — myocarditis and cardiac necrosis — have proved uncommon. To elucidate the pathophysiology of COVID-19–associated cardiac injury, we conducted a...

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Main Authors: Michael I. Brener, Michelle L. Hulke, Nobuaki Fukuma, Stephanie Golob, Robert S. Zilinyi, Zhipeng Zhou, Christos Tzimas, Ilaria Russo, Claire McGroder, Ryan D. Pfeiffer, Alexander Chong, Geping Zhang, Daniel Burkhoff, Martin B. Leon, Mathew S. Maurer, Jeffrey W. Moses, Anne-Catrin Uhlemann, Hanina Hibshoosh, Nir Uriel, Matthias J. Szabolcs, Björn Redfors, Charles C. Marboe, Matthew R. Baldwin, Nathan R. Tucker, Emily J. Tsai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Clinical investigation 2022-01-01
Series:JCI Insight
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.154633