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Association of cardiac infection with SARS-CoV-2 in confirmed COVID-19 autopsy cases

Peer-Reviewed Publication

JAMA Network

What The Study Did: The presence of SARS-CoV-2 in myocardial tissue from autopsy cases is evaluated in this observational study.

Authors: Dirk Westermann, M.D., of the University Heart and Vascular Centre Hamburg in Germany, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2020.3551)

Editor's Note: The article includes conflict of interest and funding/support disclosures. Please see the article for additional information, including other authors, author contributions and affiliations, conflicts of interest and financial disclosures, and funding and support.

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