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When heart issues are not what they seem

Mar 11 2025

She Thought It Was a Heart Attack—It Was Broken Heart Syndrome

Illustration of broken heart syndrome (stress-induced cardiomyopathy)

While vacationing in Puerto Rico, 75-year-old Maria Carraballo saved her grandsons from a strong current but later experienced chest pain. Doctors diagnosed her with broken heart syndrome, a stress-induced heart condition that mimics a heart attack. Triggered by emotional or physical stress, it temporarily weakens the heart. Fortunately, most patients, like Carraballo, fully recover with medication and time. Learn more about this fascinating heart-mind connection.