METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, neural activity during an emotional picture processing task was examined in 26 Takotsubo patients (on average 27 months after the Takotsubo event) and 22 healthy age- and gender-matched control subjects undergoing functional magnetic resonance imaging.
OBJECTIVES: Patients suffering from Takotsubo syndrome have a higher prevalence of anxiety and depressive disorders compared to those with acute myocardial infarction and might thus show impaired regulation and processing of emotions. Takotsubo syndrome: How the broken heart deals with negative emotions. Klein, Carina Leipold, Simon Ghadri, Jelena-Rima Jurisic, Stjepan Hiestand, Thierry Hänggi, Jürgen Lüscher, Thomas F Jäncke, Lutz Templin, Christian (2019).
