“Can covid-19 cause heart attacks?”
My friend was diagnosed with COVID 1 month ago. This month he had a heart attack. Can covid-19 cause heart attacks?
2 Answers
If someone already has underlying plaque build-up in the heart, Corvid-19 or any other acute illness infection/pneumonia can make the plaque rupture and a heart attack can happen.
The COVID virus can cause a heart attack in a patient who is prone to develop heart problems. The virus can cause blood clots which in turn cause heart attacks. This is not common. Most heart problems caused by COVID are heart muscle problems such as myocarditis. Again, not very common.
