How coronavirus causes heart damage in Covid-19 patients, shows new study Novel coronavirus in Covid-19 patients infects cardiac muscle cells, leading to cell death which further interferes with muscle contraction, a new study has found. advertisement Representative Image (Photo: Reuters) Novel coronavirus in Covid-19 patients infects cardiac muscle cells, leading to cell death which further interferes with muscle contraction, a new study has found. Many studies since the beginning of the pandemic have linked the coronavirus with heart-related problems such as reduced ability to pump blood. H...