COVID Heart Injuries Traced Back to Infected Arterial Plaque, Inflammation

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— SARS-CoV-2 persistence in some vascular cells may have ties to long COVID

By Nicole Lou

Scientists found that the SARS-CoV-2 virus can directly infiltrate atherosclerotic plaques in coronary arteries and trigger an inflammatory response, providing one mechanism for how COVID-19 infection can lead to cardiovascular complications in some people.

Directly infected atherosclerotic tissue was found in both people who died with severe COVID-19 and underlying atherosclerosis and an ex vivo model of human vascular explants.
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