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Abstract
<p class="first" id="d10632180e91">Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is characterized
by an overaggressive immune
response. Myocardial performance may be impaired in cytokine-mediated immune reactions.
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[1
]From the Division of Cardiology (S.S.L., C.C., C.F., S.Y.) and Division of Respiratory
Medicine (Y.C., M.L., J.W.C.), Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong
Kong.