Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

February 27, 2020

Clinical and radiographic features of cardiac injury in patients with 2019 novel coronavirus pneumonia

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  • Hui and team investigated risk of cardiac injury in patients with 2019 novel coronavirus pneumonia. They reported that cardiac injury was rare among light and mild patients, while common in severe and critical patients. They recommend monitoring heart function in COVID-2019 patients and applying potential interventions for those with abnormal cardiac injury related characteristics.

Hui et al. (Feb 27, 2020). Clinical and radiographic features of cardiac injury in patients with 2019 novel coronavirus pneumonia. Pre-print downloaded Feb 27 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.02.24.20027052