Placebo and Nocebo Effects in Patients With Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy and Heart-Healthy Controls

Placebo and Nocebo Effects in Patients With Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy and Heart-Healthy Controls

The etiology of takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC)—a rare, reversible, and acquired form of cardiac diseases—is not yet fully explained. An exaggerated activation of the sympathetic-nervous-system (SNS) following stressful psychosocial life events is discussed to be of key importance. In this experiment...

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Main Authors: Elisabeth Olliges, Simon Schneider, Georg Schmidt, Daniel Sinnecker, Alexander Müller, Christof Burgdorf, Siegmund Braun, Stefan Holdenrieder, Hansjörg Ebell, Karl-Heinz Ladwig, Karin Meissner, Joram Ronel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
placebo effects
nocebo effects
takotsubo cardiomyopathy
cardiological response
sympathetic nervous system
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00549/full

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