PMID- 24175304 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20140623 LR - 20211021 IS - 2314-6141 (Electronic) IS - 2314-6133 (Print) VI - 2013 DP - 2013 TI - First evidence of increased plasma serotonin levels in Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy. PG - 847069 LID - 10.1155/2013/847069 [doi] LID - 847069 AB - BACKGROUND: There is no data about the serotonergic activity during the acute phase of Tako-Tsubo Cardiomyopathy (TTC). The objective of our study was to investigate evidence of serotonin release from patients with TTC in comparison with patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and healthy control subjects (HCS). METHODS AND RESULTS: Plasma serotonin levels in 14 consecutive patients with TTC were compared with those in 14 patients with STEMI and 14 HCS. Plasma serotonin levels at admission were markedly higher in patients with TTC and STEMI as compared to HCS (3.9 +/- 4.6, P = 0.02 versus control; 5.7 +/- 5.6, P = 0.001 versus control; and 1 +/- 0.4 ng/mL, resp.). There was no difference in serotonin levels between patients with TTC and those with STEMI (P = 0.33). CONCLUSION: This finding suggests that serotonin could participate to the pathophysiology of TTC. FAU - Rouzaud Laborde, C AU - Rouzaud Laborde C AD - Inserm, Metabolic and Cardiovascular Disease Institute of Rangueil, 31432 Toulouse, France ; Paul Sabatier University, 31062 Toulouse, France ; Department of Pharmacy, University Hospital Center, 31059 Toulouse, France. FAU - Delmas, C AU - Delmas C FAU - Mialet-Perez, J AU - Mialet-Perez J FAU - Pizzinat, N AU - Pizzinat N FAU - Biendel-Picquet, C AU - Biendel-Picquet C FAU - Boudou, N AU - Boudou N FAU - Dumonteil, N AU - Dumonteil N FAU - Spreux-Varoquaux, O AU - Spreux-Varoquaux O FAU - Carrie, D AU - Carrie D FAU - Galinier, M AU - Galinier M FAU - Parini, A AU - Parini A FAU - Lairez, O AU - Lairez O LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20130923 PL - United States TA - Biomed Res Int JT - BioMed research international JID - 101600173 RN - 333DO1RDJY (Serotonin) SB - IM MH - Aged MH - Aged, 80 and over MH - Case-Control Studies MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Myocardial Infarction/blood MH - Myocardial Stunning/blood MH - Serotonin/*blood/physiology MH - Stress, Physiological MH - Stress, Psychological MH - Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy/*blood/etiology/physiopathology PMC - PMC3794635 EDAT- 2013/11/01 06:00 MHDA- 2014/06/24 06:00 PMCR- 2013/09/23 CRDT- 2013/11/01 06:00 PHST- 2013/04/09 00:00 [received] PHST- 2013/08/06 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2013/08/12 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2013/11/01 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/11/01 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/06/24 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2013/09/23 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1155/2013/847069 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biomed Res Int. 2013;2013:847069. doi: 10.1155/2013/847069. Epub 2013 Sep 23.