Doctors at one Ohio hospital system have discovered yet another possible consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic: More cases of 'broken heart syndrome.' What to know:
and breathlessness. But its cause is different: Experts believe it reflects a temporary weakness in the heart muscle owing to a surge in stress hormones.shot up in the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic.
And while COVID-19 can lead to heart complications, none of the patients with stress cardiomyopathy tested positive for the infection, said Dr. Ankur Kalra, a cardiologist who worked on the study.Stress cardiomyopathy is a relatively new diagnosis, and doctors are still trying to understand it fully, Kalra said. But it got its nickname because it may arise after an emotionally difficult event, like a divorce or death of a loved one.
Kass said a person could, for example, develop stress cardiomyopathy after living through an earthquake then dealing with the fear of another one. The good news, Januzzi said, is that people with the condition typically recover quickly, with no long-term heart damage.
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