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. 2020 May 14;11:681. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2020.00681

Table 3.

Outcome in 103 Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) patients and 422 acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients both treated with ß-antagonists.

Variables TTS
(n=103)
ACS
(n=422)
Relative risk (95% CI) p value*
In-hospital mortality 0 (0.0) 1 (0.2) 0.62
30-day mortality 1 (1.0) 2 (0.5) 2.0 (0.2-22.4) 0.55
Long-term mortality 18 (17.5) 15 (3.6) 4.9 (2.6-9.4) <0.01
Cardiovascular cause of death 5 (4.9) 14 (3.3) 1.5 (0.5-4.0) 0.45
Non-cardiovascular cause of death 6 (5.8) 1 (0.2) 8.2 (2.1-32.2) <0.01
Unknown cause of death 7 (6.8) 0 (0.0) <0.01
30-day Stroke 4 (3.9) 4 (0.9) 4.1 (1.0-16.1) 0.03
Long-term Stroke 6 (5.8) 16 (3.8) 1.5 (0.6-3.8) 0.36
30-day life-threatening arrythmia 7 (6.8) 28 (6.6) 1.2 (0.6-2.5) 0.68
Long-term life-threatening arrythmia 8 (7.8) 32 (7.6) 1.2 (0.6-2.3) 0.69
30-day Heart Failure 2 (1.9) 20 (4.7) 0.4 (0.1-1.7) 0.20
Long-term Heart Failure 3 (2.9) 55 (13.0) 0.2 (0.1-0.7) <0.01
30-day Recurrence 0 (0.0) 6 (1.4) 0.22
Long-term Recurrence 6 (5.8) 46 (10.9) 0.5 (0.2-1.2) 0.12
30-day Thromboembolic Events 15 (14.6) 11 (2.6) 5.6 (2.6-11.8) <0.01
Long-term Thromboembolic Events 19 (18.4) 30 (7.1) 2.6 (1.5-4.4) <0.01

*p values for the comparison between TTS and ACS patients.