The Role of Emotional Stress in Patients With Stress-induced Cardiomyopathy

• Conditions: Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy

• Registration Number: NCT02361073
• Lead Sponsor: University of Magdeburg

Brief Summary

The event-related potentials may be different in patients with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy than in patients without Takotsubo.

Detailed Description

In patients with Takotsubo diagnosed by coronary angiography, the event-related potentials are investigated and compared with a control group, which consists of subjects without Takotsubo.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-06
• Study First Submitted: 2013-01-09
• Status Verified: 2015-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-02-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-02-10
• Study First Posted: 2015-02-11
• Last Update Posted: 2015-02-11
• Primary Completion: 2015-08
• Study Completion: 2015-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

• Age >18 years
• Written informed consent
• Takotsubo cardiomyopathy for group 1. ACS for group 3.

Exclusion Criteria

• Psychiatric diseases
• Impaired versus, non compliant patients, heart disease for group 2.
• Takotsubo-like syndrome.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Event-related potentials	up to 1 year

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Hospital Magdeburg; 🇩🇪 Magdeburg, Germany