“When this novel coronavirus first emerged, we expected it to be primarily a respiratory illness, as the virus usually takes hold first in the lungs,” corresponding author Anthony P Davenport, PhD, a professor at the University of Cambridge in the U.K., said in a prepared statement. “But as the pandemic has progressed, we’ve seen more and more COVID-19 patients—particularly older patients—affected by heart problems. This suggests that the virus is capable of invading and damaging heart cells and that something changes as we age to make this possible.”
“The more we learn about the virus and its ability to hijack our cells, the better placed we are to block it, either with existing drugs or by developing new treatments,” Davenport said in the same statement.
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