ArticleInternational journal of cardiology. Heart & vasculature2020
Cardiac arrhythmias and In-hospital mortality amongst patients with takotsubo cardiomyopathy: A retrospective study in an Italian population.
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- Predictors of high-grade atrioventricular block recovery in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: a systematic review of case reports.Open heart · 2026Pooled it
- Prognostic factors of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: a systematic review.ESC heart failure · 2021Pooled it
- Meta-analysis of incidence and outcomes of life-threatening arrhythmias in takotsubo cardiomyopathy.Indian heart journalPooled it
- Takotsubo Syndrome Presenting as ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction With Concomitant Persistent High-Grade AV Block Requiring Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy Pacemaker.Case reports in cardiology · 2026Article
- Incidence and prognostic significance of atrial fibrillation in patients with tako-tsubo syndrome-systematic review and meta-analysis.Caspian journal of internal medicine · 2025Review
- Contemporary characteristics, outcomes and novel risk score for Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: a national inpatient sample analysis.Open heart · 2024Article
- Recent highlights on acute myocardial infarction and takotsubo syndrome from the International Journal of Cardiology: Heart & Vasculature.International journal of cardiology. Heart & vasculature · 2022Article
- Long-term outcomes in patients with Takotsubo syndrome.International journal of cardiology. Heart & vasculature · 2021Article
- High-degree atrioventricular block. An unusual presentation of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: a case report.The Egyptian heart journal : (EHJ) : official bulletin of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundTakotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) is an acute non-ischemic cardiomyopathy classically associated with an intense emotional or physiologic trigger. Data on the relationship between arrhythmias and mortality in TTC have been limited by small sample sizes. The aim of this study is to assess the impact of ventricular and atrial arrhythmias and advanced atrioventricular block on in-hospital mortality in a large inpatient population with TTC.
methodsData was obtained from the Italian National Healthcare System Databank from 2009 to 2016. Patients with TTC were identified using diagnosis codes and clinical characteristics were collected, with a primary outcome of mortality. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to identify significant predictors for mortality, and patients with TTC were further analyzed according to sex and age.
resultsThere were 10,861 patients with TTC; 91.7% were women (9959) and the mean age was 70.7 +/- 11.9 years. The mortality rate was 2.2%; while 1.2% of patients had ventricular arrhythmias, 10.0% had atrial arrhythmias, and 1.3% had advanced atrioventricular block. Male sex, increased age and ventricular arrhythmias were predictors of mortality. In a sex-stratified analysis, ventricular arrhythmias and advanced age remained independent predictors for mortality in women.
conclusionIn this large retrospective analysis, male sex and the presence of ventricular arrhythmias are strong predictors of mortality in patients hospitalized with TTC.
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