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Prognostic factors for Takotsubo cardiomyopathy have yet to be established, prompting the evaluation of known near-term ACS mortality risk factors to predict inpatient death.
Preexisting heart failure and chronic kidney disease are independent predictors of inpatient mortality in patients presenting with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
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May aid risk stratification in Takotsubo; leaves open causal confirmation and intervention trials.
BACKGROUND: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC) has a similar clinical presentation to acute coronary syndromes (ACS). As the prevalence and influence on clinical decisions of this condition are being increasingly recognized, prognostic factors have yet to be established. We applied known near-term acute coronary syndrome mortality risk factors to determine their prognostic value in TC. This study aimed to assess the patient characteristics and comorbidities predicting inpatient death from TC. Understanding these risk factors is essential for clinical decision making and improving prognostic assessments. METHODS: ] code I51.81) and age ≥18 years. Different comorbidities, age, and sex were analyzed, and the primary outcome was inpatient death. Univariate logistic regression was used to test the association of each factor with death, and multivariate logistic regression was then used to test for independent predictive value. CONCLUSIONS: Preexisting heart failure and a history of chronic kidney disease are poor prognostic factors in patients presenting with TC. Further large-scale studies are required to validate our findings.
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