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Heart artery plaque immune cells cross-react with virus and vascular proteins, a potential cause of heart attack
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Heart artery plaque immune cells cross-react with virus and vascular proteins, a potential cause of heart attack

by Amanda Chase, Stanford University Graphical abstract. Credit: Circulation Research (2022). DOI: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.121.320090 Researchers at the Stanford Cardiovascular Institute have discovered how viruses like influenza and SARS-CoV-2 as well as their associated vaccines may increase the risk of heart attack, stroke, heart inflammation, and other cardiovascular complications. “Although flu has long been associated with heart attack and...