Why the study?
Does catecholamine support increase in-hospital events and mortality in patients diagnosed with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy?
Population
Patients diagnosed with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTS)
Comparison
Catecholamine support vs TTS patients not receiving catecholamine support
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
short- and long-term
Authors
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Catecholamine support warrants caution in TTS; leaves open causality and need for randomized trials.
Does catecholamine support increase in-hospital events and mortality in patients diagnosed with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy?
Catecholamine support in patients with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is associated with increased in-hospital events and mortality, suggesting potential harm that requires further evaluation.
Ansari et al. (2018) studied this question.
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