Psychological factors and blood pressure responses to acute stress in women with takotsubo syndrome: an exploratory study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

This secondary analysis aimed to (i) describe psychological resources and distress in women with takotsubo syndrome (TS) and (ii) explore whether such factors affect blood pressure (BP) responses to acute mental stress.

Methods and results

Participants were 47 women consecutively enrolled in an ongoing study examining the prognostic significance of stress reactivity in TS. Psychological resources (resilience and adaptive coping) and distress [depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and perceived stress] were self-reported using validated questionnaires <12 weeks after TS. Using a standardized protocol, systolic BP (SBP) and diastolic BP (DBP) (mmHg) were measured every 5 min during baseline (10 min), mental stress (10 min), and recovery (20 min). Ass

SUBMITTER: Ouaddi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11986365 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature