How COVID-19 Changes the Heart—Even After the Virus Is Gone
A study adds new evidence that SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID-19—could have a lasting impact on the heart
“We found evidence, in the hearts of COVID-19 patients, abnormalities in the way calcium is handled,” says Marks. In fact, when it came to their calcium systems, the heart tissue of these 10 people who had died of COVID-19 looked very similar to that of people with heart failure.