Arun Sharma, Ph.D., Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (IMAGE)

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Arun Sharma, Ph.D., Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

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"We not only uncovered that these stem cell-derived heart cells are susceptible to infection by novel coronavirus, but that the virus can also quickly divide within the heart muscle cells," said Arun Sharma, PhD, a research fellow at the Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors Regenerative Medicine Institute and first and co-corresponding author of the study. "Even more significant, the infected heart cells showed changes in their ability to beat after 72 hours of infection."

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