Tight blood pressure control associated with increased mortality in the elderly [PARTAGE Trial]
1. Combination anti-hypertensive therapy (i.e., two or more agents) and low systolic blood pressure (i.e., <130 mmHg) were associated with ...
Tag: geriatrics
Age may not impact residential status after abdominal surgery
1. The majority of patients 70 or older were discharged after non-elective abdominal surgery and returned to their pre-admission residential ...
Elderly diabetics potentially being over-treated
1. Despite unproven benefit and potential harm for hypoglycemia in complex geriatric patients while aggressively treating diabetes, there is no ...
Flavanols in cocoa may improve brain function in older adults
1. Older adults who randomized to a high cocoa–containing diet had improved scores on a task designed to test their ...
One-time colon cancer screening may be cost-effective in elderly
1. According to this study, one-time colorectal (CRC) screening may be cost-effective up to age 86 in elderly persons without ...
Moderate exercise program aids mobility in elderly
Image: PD 1. Moderate physical activity reduced the risk of mobility disability in those ages 70-89. 2. A structured physical ...
High prevalence of head impact observed in senior falls
Image: PD 1. In an analysis of 227 falls collected from long-term care facilities (mean age of 78), head impact ...
Combination therapy with tofacitinib improves response in rheumatoid arthritis
Image: PD 1. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) taking tofacitinib in combination with non-biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) demonstrated an ...
Post-operative acute kidney injury more common in obese elderly
Image: PD 1. Very obese patients older than 65 had a 1.68 odds ratio (p=0.01) for acute kidney injury (AKI) ...
New gene variants linked with Alzheimer Disease in African Americans
Image: PD. PET scans of healthy vs. diseased brains 1. ABCA7 variants are associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer ...