For the first lecture of my 2021 Columbia University virology course, we define viruses, discuss their discovery and fundamental properties, including whether or not they are alive, and explain why they are the most amazing and intriguing biological entities on Earth. As we enter the second year of the 2020 Pandemic, there is no better […]
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Studies suggest that upto 18% of patients who are hospitalised with COVID-19 have evidence of myocardial injury as measured by elevated Troponins ie they have evidence of a myocarditis. Remember this is 18% of hospitalised patients i.e patients who by definition have a more severe form of infection. There are some data to give us […]
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WHAT IS MYOCARDITIS? MYOCARDITIS EXPLAINED IN 4 MINUTES – CAUSES, SYMPTOMS, DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT Overview Myocarditis is an inflammation of the heart muscle (myocardium). The inflammation can reduce the heart’s ability to pump and cause rapid or irregular heart rhythms (arrhythmias). Infection with a virus usually causes myocarditis. Sometimes myocarditis can result from a reaction to […]
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