Geriatrics
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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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Sarcopenia an effective measure of frailty in elderly patients
Sarcopenia is an independent predictor of 1-year mortality in elderly patients undergoing emergency abdominal surgery, results from a single-...
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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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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.
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Guideline recommends optimal periop management of geriatric patients
SAN DIEGO – As the number of surgery patients over the age of 65 continues to grow, clinicians have a resource to help them provide optimal...
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Worry may attenuate link between psychiatric symptoms, poorer cognitive performance
Key clinical point: In older adults, worry seems to attenuate the relationship between anxiety and depression and poorer cognitive performance....