Prevalence of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in the United States
Deshmukh A, Kumar G, Pant S, Rihal C, Murugiah K, Mehta JL. Prevalence of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in the United States. American Heart Journal 2012, 164: 66-71.e1. PMID: 22795284, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2012.03.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTakotsubo cardiomyopathyHigher oddsAlcohol abuseNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseHistory of smokingAnxiety statesGeneral US populationTimes higher oddsNinth RevisionClinical syndromePeak incidenceHospitalization recordsElderly womenInternational ClassificationUS populationHospitalizationDischarge recordsSample databaseAge-gender interactionPrevalenceWomenTakotsuboHyperlipidemiaSmokingCardiomyopathy