Geriatrics
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Blood pressure changes and persistent hypertension elevate dementia risk
BALTIMORE - The impact of blood pressure on the risk of dementia in late life follows a U-shaped curve in which elevated mid-life and late-life...
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Amyloid PET scans may have clinical utility in patients with cognitive impairment
Amyloid PET scans can affect diagnostic thinking and patient management when used alongside routine diagnostic work-up in adults suspected of...
From the Journals
AAA screening showed no mortality reduction in new trial
New trial shows screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms in older men does not appear to have a significant effect on overall mortality, in...
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Gait predicts cognitive decline in early Parkinson’s
Key clinical point: Gait characteristics, not cognition, predict cognitive decline in early Parkinson’s. Major finding: Gait pace, variability,...
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Aspirin not prescribed appropriately to cut cardiovascular risk in diabetes
MUNICH – Many diabetes patients who should be taking aspirin for cardiovascular risk reduction are not doing so, and many who should not be taking...
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Early intensive prophylaxis provides better QoL in hemophilia
Key clinical point: Early initiation of intensive bleeding prophylaxis was associated with significantly better health-related quality of life (...
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Older adults are using more cannabis, to uncertain effect
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Inflammation, depression, slow gait define high-risk phenotype in seniors
Key clinical point: Older adults with unchecked inflammation, depression, and slow gait are at high risk of death. Major finding: The 10-year...
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Metabolic dysregulation may predict remission failure in late-life depression
Key clinical point: Patients with late-life depression are less likely to achieve complete remission if they have components of metabolic syndrome...
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Baseline extrapyramidal signs predicted non-Alzheimer’s dementia in patients with MCI
Key clinical point: In patients with mild cognitive impairment, extrapyramidal signs predicted progression to non-Alzheimer’s dementia.
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CABG reduces cardiovascular mortality in ischemic heart failure regardless of age
ROME – There should be no age cutoff in offering CABG to older patients with ischemic heart failure.