LONDON - More than half of the COVID-19 patients involved in a new study aimed at observing how the virus may impact the heart were found to have some form of cardiovascular damage.More than 1,200 patients, ranging in age from 52 to 71, from 69 countries participated in the study.
Overall, 667 patients (55%) showed abnormalities in their scan. Around one in seven showed evidence of severe dysfunction likely to have an impact on their survival and recovery.Scientists around the world have been racing to better understand how SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, impacts the body.
Worrying reports have indicated that the virus may also be capable of inflicting long-lasting damage to the lungs, nervous system, kidneys and possibly even.