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Association of cardiac injury with mortality in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China

Peer-Reviewed Publication

JAMA Network

What The Study Did: This observational study of 416 patients in Wuhan, China, with confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) reports that cardiac injury is a common condition among hospitalized patients with COVID-19 and it is associated with higher risk of in-hospital mortality.

Authors: Bo Yang, M.D., Ph.D., and He Huang, M.D., Ph.D., of Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University in China, are the corresponding authors.

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(doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2020.0950)

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