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That Covid-19 kills the heart is nothing new. What is being discovered, day after day, however, is the weight of the consequences on the heart muscle linked to the Sars-CoV-2 infection. Even after weeks or months. Thus we speak of cardiovascular “long-Covid”, to indicate how it is necessary to follow over time not only those who have overcome the infection and already had health problems for the heart and arteries, but also for those who begin to show signs and symptoms of heart disease linked to the after-effects of viral infection and the body’s response.