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Age-associated changes in the heart: implications for COVID-19 therapies

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Figure 3. A summary of different factors that contribute to the differences in cardiac agedness in men and women. The incidence of cardiovascular complications in COVID-19 pathology appears to be linked to differences in sex and gender. This likely contributes to the greater severity and poorer outcomes of SARS-CoV-2-mediated disease in male patients compared to females.