Question:
Does age affect whether or not a person will get heart damage from COVID
Answer:
by Alex Postalian, MD
In general, older patients are at greater risk for suffering a severe form of infection, whereas most young adults survive without residual injury. That said, some infected children have developed severe immune system activation as a result of COVID resulting in damage to multiple organs.
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About Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (CDC)
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) advice for the public (WHO)
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (Texas DHHS)
What heart patients should know about coronavirus (American Heart Association)
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (CDC)
COVID-19, MERS & SARS (NIH Allergy & Infectious Diseases)
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Key Questions on COVID-19 and Cardiovascular Disease (American College of Cardiology)
ACC Clinical Bulletin Focuses on Cardiac Implications of Coronavirus (COVID-19) (ACC News Story, Feb 13, 2020)
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