Coronavirus discovered in heart muscle cells The new coronavirus, which has previously been detected in some heart tissues, can also invade heart muscle cells, or myocytes, researchers have found. The new findings, they say, suggest that recovered COVID-19 patients should be monitored for heart problems even when they do not appear to be at risk, "since the cardiovascular long-term outcome of COVID-19 patients may mirror SARS patients. On average, men had higher levels of these molecules, but when women did have high levels, they tended to do poorly. The findings "provide an important basis for the development of a sex-based approach to the treatment and care of men and women with COVID-19," researchers said. While women have lower COVID-19 death rates than men, the difference is narrower among older men and women.

Source: Standard Digital August 27, 2020 05:26 UTC