Clinical characteristics of 113 deceased patients with coronavirus disease 2019: retrospective study

This case series found SARS-Cov-2 infection can cause pulmonary and systemic inflammation, leading to multi-organ dysfunction in high risk populations. In addition to respiratory distress/failure, acute cardiac injury and heart failure may also contribute to critical illness
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