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    United States' first COVID-19 victim died when 'heart basically burst' - pathologist
    The woman believed to be the first person killed in the United States by COVID-19 died when her "heart basically burst", a forensic pathologist says.

    Patricia Dowd, a 57-year-old woman from San Jose, California, died on February 6 when she had what seemed like a heart attack while suffering from the flu.

    However, as The Mercury News reports, it was later discovered that Dowd had COVID-19. An autopsy has now found her heart ruptured as her body tried to fight back against the deadly SARS-CoV-2 virus. Her death is subsequently being recorded as the first from COVID-19 in the United States.

    Speaking to The Mercury News, Dr Judy Melinek, a local forensic pathologist who reviewed Dowd's autopsy but didn't take part in it, said the woman's heart muscle became infected causing it to rupture.

    "There's an indication the heart was weakened… The immune system was attacking the virus and in attacking the virus it damaged the heart and then the heart basically burst."


    That was deemed "abnormal" by Dr...
    ....Another pathologist, Dr Andrew Connolly, also believed it's possible the virus or an autoimmune reaction caused the heart's inflammation. He said the woman had minor pneumonia.....https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world...thologist.html
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