Table 3.
Primary indication for hospital readmission at 30 days
| Takotsubo syndrome | Acute myocardial infarction | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Congestive heart failure | 758 (10.6%) | Congestive heart failure | 67 342 (12.9%) |
| Septicaemia | 405 (5.7%) | Coronary atherosclerosis and other heart disease | 51 858 (10%) |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchiectasis | 305 (4.3%) | Acute myocardial infarction | 48 638 (9.4%) |
| Respiratory failure; insufficiency; arrest (adult) | 258 (3.6%) | Septicaemia | 31 107 (6%) |
| Acute and unspecified renal failure | 258 (3.6%) | Cardiac dysrhythmias | 20 939 (4%) |
| Cardiac dysrhythmias | 255 (3.6%) | Non-specific chest pain | 17 955 (3.5%) |
| Pneumonia | 245 (3.4%) | Complications of surgical procedures or medical care | 17 901 (3.4%) |
| Other and ill-defined heart disease | 244 (3.4%) | Pneumonia | 16 178 (3.1%) |
| Non-specific chest pain | 240 (3.4%) | Complication of device; implant or graft | 14 634 (2.8%) |
| Complications of surgical procedures or medical care | 237 (3.3%) | Acute and unspecified renal failure | 14 225 (2.7%) |
| Acute cerebrovascular disease | 200 (2.8%) | Respiratory failure; insufficiency; arrest (adult) | 12 930 (2.5%) |
| Coronary atherosclerosis and other heart disease | 166 (2.3%) | Gastrointestinal haemorrhage | 12 898 (2.5%) |
Indications for hospital readmission were determined by primary clinical classification software codes for each hospitalization.