Why the study?
Does obesity affect in-hospital outcomes and complications in patients with takotsubo cardiomyopathy?
Population
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM) patients from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample database, 2010-2014
Comparison
Obesity (exposure) vs Nonobese TCM patients
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
in-hospital
Authors
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Obesity may heighten cardiac complication risk in TCM without affecting mortality; this Level 3 cohort finding leaves open causal confirmation.
Does obesity affect in-hospital outcomes and complications in patients with takotsubo cardiomyopathy?
Obesity in takotsubo cardiomyopathy is associated with an increased risk of cardiac complications but does not significantly impact in-hospital mortality, length of stay, or hospital charges.
Desai et al. (2018) studied this question.
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