'Broken heart' cases surge during COVID, especially among women [abcnews.go.com]

Ingrid Cockhren 2/8/2212:23 PM

By Devin Dwyer and Sarah Herndon, Image: Screen shot from ABC News video, ABC News, February 7, 2022

Groundbreaking research by several top American medical centers has identified a COVID pandemic spike in cases of so-called "broken heart syndrome," a potentially deadly stress-induced heart condition that doctors say is disproportionately impacting women.

"My heart felt like it was pounding out of my chest," said Mary Kay Abramson, 63, of Brookeville, Maryland, who was diagnosed with the condition last year. "It just felt like the blood just couldn't get through the heart fast enough."

An otherwise healthy and active corporate travel agent, Abramson said the episode occurred without symptoms or warning signs and even surprised the doctors trying to diagnose it.

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