COVID-19 Can Wreck Your Heart, Even if You Haven’t Had Any Symptoms – Scientific American

Beyond its scientific backing, the notion that a COVID-19 patient might wind up with long-term lung scarring or breathing issues has the ring of truth. After all, we hear the stories, right? The virus can leave survivors explaining how they struggled to breathe, or how it can feel, in the words of actress Alyssa Milano, like an elephant is sitting on my chest.

We ve also known for a while that some COVID-19 patients hearts are taking a beating, too but over the past few weeks, the evidence has strengthened that cardiac damage can happen even among people who have never displayed symptoms of coronavirus infection. And these frightening findings help explain why college and professional sports leagues are proceeding with special caution as they make decisions about whether or not to play.

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My son’s girlfriend seems to have symptoms like this. It seems probable she had the virus, though she has not been tested, I believe. She was exposed to several people who had recently been in China. Otherwise, she’s fine and I like her.