Comment on Paolisso et al. Impact of Admission Hyperglycemia on Heart Failure Events and Mortality in Patients With Takotsubo Syndrome at Long-term Follow-up: Data From HIGH-GLUCOTAKO Investigators. Diabetes Care 2021;44:2158-2161.

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I read with interest the contribution by Paolisso et al. (1) about the performance of admission hyperglycemia (AH) (blood glucose >140 mg/dL) as a predictor of long-term prognosis in 76 patients with takotsubo syndrome (TTS), 28 with and 48 without AH. Patients with AH showed lower left ventricular ejection fraction on admission and discharge and higher levels of B-type natriuretic peptide and inflammatory …