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Latest (9) Full Text Articles (240) Focus on Hypertension

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81 Visual impairment and subsequent use of support services among older people: longitudinal findings from the blue mountains eye study American Journal of Ophthalmology, May 29, 2013 Clinical Article

82 Thirty-day prevalence of delirium among very old people: A population-based study of very old people living at home and in institutions Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, May 29, 2013 Review Article

83 Challenges in transferring individual learning to organizational learning in the residential care of older people Full Text Journal of Health, Organisation and Management , May 29, 2013 Review Article

84 Albuminuria is associated with hip fracture risk in older adults: the cardiovascular health study Osteoporosis International, May 28, 2013 Clinical Article

85 Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, physical health, and lifestyle in older adults Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, May 28, 2013 Clinical Article

86 Teaching medical student geriatrics competencies in 1 week: an efficient model to teach and document selected competencies using clinical and community resources Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, May 28, 2013 Review Article

87 Coping strategies as predictors of pain and disability in older people in primary care: a longitudinal study Full Text BMC Family Practice, May 28, 2013 Clinical Article

88 Conceptual limitations of balance measures for community-dwelling older adults Physical Therapy, May 28, 2013 Clinical Article

89 Daytime physical activity patterns and physical fitness in institutionalized elderly women: An exploratory study Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, May 28, 2013 Review Article

90 The association between energy cost of walking and physical function in older adults Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, May 28, 2013 Clinical Article

91 Comparison of functional autonomy with associated sociodemographic factors, lifestyle, chronic diseases (CD) and neuropsychiatric factors in elderly patients with or without the metabolic syndrome (MS) Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, May 28, 2013 Review Article

92 Predictors of depressive symptoms in older rural couples: the impact of work, stress and health The Journal of Rural Health, May 28, 2013 Clinical Article

93 Potentially inappropriate prescribing and adverse health outcomes in community dwelling older patients British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, May 28, 2013 Clinical Article

94 Lumpectomy plus tamoxifen with or without irradiation in women age 70 years or older with early breast cancer: long-term follow-up of calgb 9343 Journal of Clinical Oncology, May 24, 2013 Clinical Article

95 Point-of-care prognosis for common musculoskeletal pain in older adults JAMA Internal Medicine, May 24, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article

96 Prevalence of multiple behavioral risk factors for chronic diseases in adults aged 50 +, from eleven European countries – the SHARE study (2004) Preventive Medicine, May 24, 2013 Clinical Article

97 Association between accelerometer-assessed sedentary behavior and objectively-measured hearing sensitivity in older U.S. adults Preventive Medicine, May 24, 2013 Review Article

98 Development of a 5 year life expectancy index in older adults using predictive mining of electronic health record data JAMIA, May 24, 2013 Review Article

99 Which social network or support factors are associated with cognitive abilities in old age? Gerontology, May 24, 2013 Review Article

100 The prevalence of potential alcohol-drug interactions in older adults Full Text Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, May 24, 2013 Clinical Article

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Vitamin D deficiency is more common with non-Caucasian patients, and those with lower social support, no insurance, diabetes, lower activity levels, higher parathyroid hormone levels, and higher body mass indexes
Eating an early breakfast and dinner when taking PPIs can lower FSSG scores and improve GERD symptoms. (Factors leading to increased FSSG scores were female gender, inadequate sleep, lack of breakfast, antihypertensive agent non-users and dinner just before bedtime.)
No single method of contraception is contraindicated by age alone, but caution should be exercised with estrogen-containing preparations in obese women over 40

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Vitamin D deficiency is associated with increased mortality in ICU patients

Among 130 patients requiring mechanical ventilation, 107 were vitamin D-deficient (< 20 ng/ml). Of the patients who did not survive, the length of survival was shorter in the vitamin D-deficient patients (15.3 vs. 24.2 days, respectively).

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Coronary artery calcium increases cardiovascular risk in patients with T2DM and HTN

Researchers at Tel-Aviv University have conducted a study to determine the value of coronary artery calcium (CAC) measurements in cardiovascular risk stratification in patients with T2DM and HTN. The study involved 423 patients enrolled in the International Nifedipine Study: Intervention as Goal for Hypertension Therapy. The patients had baseline CT scans for CAC measurement at baseline and were shown to be free of disease. Follow-up CT scans were performed at 3 and 15 years. Cardiovascular events (CVEs) occurred in 41 of 423 patients at 3 years and 111 of 268 patients at 15 years of follow-up. CVEs occurred in 15% and 52% (CAC+) and 7% and 32% (CAC-) of patients with T2DM at 3 and 15 years of follow-up, respectively. Compared to patients without T2DM and no CAC, the HRs for a CVE were 6.6 and 3.9 in T2DM patients with and without CAC, respectively.

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CAC scores add predictability to Framingham

Researchers at Erasmus University Medical Center in Rotterdam have evaluated 12 measures (N-terminal fragment of prohormone B-type natriuretic peptide levels, von Willebrand factor antigen levels, fibrinogen levels, chronic kidney disease, leukocyte count, C-reactive protein levels, homocysteine levels, uric acid levels, coronary artery calcium [CAC] scores, carotid intima–media thickness, peripheral arterial disease, and pulse wave velocity), in addition to Framingham risk scores for predicting coronary heart disease. Only the CAC was shown to add significantly to the Framingham risk score in predicting coronary heart disease.

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Internal Medicine - Geriatrics News & Articles

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Clinical Pearls in Internal Medicine

Highlights in Internal Medicine

Vitamin D deficiency is associated with increased mortality in ICU patients

Coronary artery calcium increases cardiovascular risk in patients with T2DM and HTN

CAC scores add predictability to Framingham

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