SARS-CoV-2 infects human pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes, impairing electrical and mechanical function
S. Marchiano, T.-Y. Hsiang, T. Higashi, A. Kanna, H. Reinecke, X. Yang, L. Pabon, N. J. Sniadecki, A. Bertero, M. Gale, C. E. Murry
This study shows SARS-CoV-2 infects human pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes, causing electrical and mechanical dysfunction in cardiac cells.
bioRxiv · Aug 30, 2020Pathology