Effect of Gender on Prognosis in Patients With Takotsubo Syndrome (from a Nationwide Perspective)

Autor: Rosario Colombo, Paul Montana, Neal Olarte, Mrudula Munagala, Louis Vincent, Jelani K. Grant, Bertrand Ebner, Jennifer Maning, Eduardo de Marchena, Odunayo P Olorunfemi
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: The American Journal of Cardiology. 162:6-12
ISSN: 0002-9149
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2021.09.026
Popis: Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) largely affects postmenopausal women but has been shown to carry increased mortality risk in men. We sought to evaluate nationwide in-hospital outcomes between men and women admitted with TTS to better characterize these disparities. Using the National Inpatient Sample database from 2011 to 2018, we identified a total of 48,300 hospitalizations with the primary diagnosis of TTS. The primary end point was in-hospital all-cause mortality. Secondary end points included in-hospital complications, length of stay, and discharge disposition. Men with TTS accounted for 8.9% of hospitalizations, were younger in age (62.0 ± 15.1 vs 66.8 ± 12.1 years, p
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