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During heart catheterization, we determined the index of microvascular resistance (IMR) and drew blood samples almost simultaneously from the aorta and coronary sinus. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was done in the acute phase. We present descriptive coronary physiology and cardiac MRI data and compare inflammatory biomarkers between samples from the aorta, coronary sinus, and venous samples after 3 months using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test. For comparison, we also analysed the actual biomarkers in venous blood from 15 healthy female controls. A supplementary analysis explored Spearman's rank correlation between the inflammatory biomarkers, IMR, MRI data, and cardiac biomarkers. The median IMR was 16.5 mmHg\u00b7s (IQR = 10.5\u201328.2 mmHg\u00b7s), which was only slightly higher than that in the reference populations. Seven (35%) of the study subjects had IMR &amp;gt; 25 mmHg\u00b7s, suggesting a microvascular dysfunction. IMR was not affected by time from symptom onset. According to MRI, the apical region of the left ventricle was affected in 65% of the subjects. The median ejection fraction was 41% (IQR = 31\u201348%). Biomarker analyses revealed elevation of markers for extracellular matrix remodelling and fibrosis, inflammation, immune activation, and upstream inflammation as compared with healthy controls. Only the levels of interleukin (IL)-1 receptor antagonist and soluble T-cell immunoglobulin mucin domain-3 (sTIM-3) were higher in the coronary sinus than in the aorta. No variable was significantly correlated with IMR. The IL-6 level in the aorta was inversely correlated with the left ventricular ejection fraction. Growth differentiation factor-15, osteoprotegerin, and von Willebrand factor levels in both aorta and coronary sinus were positively correlated with N-terminal-pro-brain-natriuretic peptide, while the correlations of IL-6 and sTIM-3 with N-terminal-pro-brain-natriuretic peptide were restricted to the aorta and coronary sinus, respectively. While most of the markers were within normal limits after 3 months, matrix metalloproteinase-9 increased during follow-up to reach levels higher than those in the healthy controls.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The median IMR was only slightly elevated in this study, but about one-third of the patients had values indicating microvascular dysfunction. The present study supports the involvement of several inflammatory pathways in TTS, including monocyte\/macrophage activation, with sTIM-3 as a potential novel marker.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/ehf2.14461","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,8,4]],"date-time":"2023-08-04T00:45:31Z","timestamp":1691109931000},"page":"3216-3222","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":23,"title":["Microvascular Function and Inflammatory Activation in Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"10","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4844-7392","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ole Geir","family":"Solberg","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital , Oslo ,","place":["Norway"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lars","family":"Aaberge","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital , Oslo ,","place":["Norway"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Gerhard","family":"Bosse","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Radiology, Oslo University Hospital , Oslo ,","place":["Norway"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Thor","family":"Ueland","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo , Oslo ,","place":["Norway"]},{"name":"K.G. 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