More Than A Respiratory Disease: COVID-19 Can Infect Your Brain And Heart

Dr. Koralnik Neuro COVID-19 Study
Northwestern Medicine
Dr. Koralnik Neuro COVID-19 Study
Northwestern Medicine

More Than A Respiratory Disease: COVID-19 Can Infect Your Brain And Heart

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COVID-19 is no longer solely defined as a respiratory illness, as the virus can harm other parts of the body including the nervous and cardiovascular systems.

Reset brings on two experts from Northwestern Medicine—a neurologist and cardiologist— to breakdown the broader impacts of COVID-19 on the brain and heart.

GUESTS: Dr. Eric Liotta, neuro-critical care specialist at Northwestern Medicine; assistant professor at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Dr. Clyde Yancy, chief of cardiology at Northwestern Medicine; vice dean for diversity and inclusion at Northwestern Medicine Feinberg School of Medicine