Review Shows Little Risk for Myocarditis in COVID-19
Myocarditis has an ‘extremely low frequency’ in the setting of COVID-19 and biopsy is not recommended, concludes a review of published cases to date.
Myocarditis has an ‘extremely low frequency’ in the setting of COVID-19 and biopsy is not recommended, concludes a review of published cases to date.
Contact: Nicole Napoli, nnapoli@acc.org, 202-669-1465 Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are a common resource in public buildings, yet a new analysis reveals that they are rarely…
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