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Scientists have ample evidence of heart damage in COVID-19 patients. Some people, for example, show elevated levels of troponins, molecules released in the blood when the heart is injured. Others have experienced inflammation of the sac surrounding the heart—and inflammation of the heart itself. But it’s been unclear whether these problems were caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus attacking the heart directly, or the damage is due to an overactive immune response. Part of the problem is that previous studies are mixed about whether SARS-CoV-2 can invade heart tissue. Many that haven’t found ...