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Frontiers in Nondrug Treatment of Sarcopenia: A Review of Pathological Mechanisms and the Latest Treatment Strategies

AGING MEDICINE, EarlyView.
This article mainly introduces the pathologic process of sarcopenia and the recent progress in diagnosis and treatment, especially the nondrug treatment. ABSTRACT Sarcopenia refers to the progressive decline and wasting of skeletal muscle function, typically linked to aging or as a secondary effect of various conditions, including systemic inflammation,
Qi‐Fei Kuang, Yu‐Qing Ni, You‐Shuo Liu   +2 more
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Risk Factors and Predictive Models for Sarcopenia in Older Adults

AGING MEDICINE, EarlyView.
Independent risk factors for sarcopenia identified by Lasso regression and logistic regression in the study were BMI, prealbumin, albumin/globulin ratio (A/G ratio), serum creatinine, and phosphorus. These factors were used to construct a nomogram model and a decision tree model. Both models showed effectiveness in predicting sarcopenia in older adults,
Shiyuan Zhang, Xue Yang, Nina An, Meng Lv, Lanyu Yang, Rui Liu, Song Hu, Weiguo Chen, Wenjing Feng, Yongjun Mao   +9 more
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"Without racism there would be no geriatrics": South Asian overseas-trained doctors and the development of Geriatric Medicine in the United Kingdom', 1950-2000

, 2016
The long history of medical migration to the united Kingdom is relatively well known. however, until recently the story of the contribu-tion of South Asian doctors to specific fields has been less discussed.
Bornat, Joanna, Henry, Leroi, Raghuram, Parvati   +2 more
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Surgical Intervention and Prognosis of Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Adenoma in Elderly Patients: A Single Center Retrospective Study

AGING MEDICINE, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective The incidence of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) is rising among elderly patients. This study aims to investigate the clinical features of IPMN in elderly patients (≥ 60 years), analyze risk factors for high‐grade dysplasia (HGD) and invasive cancer (IC), and provide treatment recommendations for elderly patients with ...
Tianhan Sun, Meilan Liu, Qing Wang, Boyue Jiang, Tong Li, Jianfu Cao, Jinghai Song, Jingyong Xu, Hongyuan Cui   +8 more
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Redesigning Health Care for an Older America [PDF]

, 2006
With the goal of creating a new vision of health care for an older America, the International Longevity Center assembled a Health Care Task Force, a cadre of specialists in the fields of economics, social work, political science, and medicine.

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Perioperative outcomes of esophagectomy after doublet versus docetaxel‐based triplet neoadjuvant chemotherapy in older patients: A nationwide inpatient database study in Japan

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
In this nationwide inpatient database study of 5229 patients aged 70–79 years who underwent esophagectomy for cancer after neoadjuvant chemotherapy, overlap propensity score weighting analysis showed that neoadjuvant docetaxel‐based triplet regimen (docetaxel, cisplatin, and 5‐fluorouracil) was not associated with a higher incidence of perioperative ...
Yuki Hirano, Takaaki Konishi, Hidehiro Kaneko, Satoru Matsuda, Hirofumi Kawakubo, Yuya Kimura, Hiroki Matsui, Kiyohide Fushimi, Hiroyuki Daiko, Osamu Itano, Hideo Yasunaga, Yuko Kitagawa   +11 more
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Prognostic impact of postoperative fixed‐point inflammation in patients with gastric cancer after curative gastrectomy: A validation cohort study

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
The cutoff value of CRP by sex for poor OS remains unclear. This study aimed to determine the cutoff values of CRP on postoperative day 3 to predict poor OS in men and women with gastric cancer after radical gastrectomy. The high‐CRP group has poorer overall survival than the low‐CRP group for gastric cancer after gastrectomy.
Ryota Matsui, Manabu Ohashi, Motonari Ri, Rie Makuuchi, Tomoyuki Irino, Masaru Hayami, Takeshi Sano, Souya Nunobe   +7 more
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Importance of Geriatrics [PDF]

Journal of the American Medical Association, 1914
To the Editor: —Canstatt (Krankheiten des hoheren Alters und ihre Heilung, Erlangen, 1839) says: "Medical literature, especially of the present day, abounds in works on diseases of women and children. The pathology of certain organs and of certain classes of diseases receives exceptional attention. Bare and neglected in comparison with these lovingly
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International Comparison of Geriatric‐Associated Variables in Major Gastroenterological Surgery Between National Clinical Database and American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
Geriatric surgical risk factors and outcomes were compared between the US and Japanese databases. Geriatric‐associated preoperative variables and outcomes similarly increased with age. Mobility and functional domains differed between the two databases. ABSTRACT Backgrounds Incidence of malignant disease in older patients has been increasing.
Yasuhide Kofunato, Xane Peters, Arata Takahashi, Mark E. Cohen, Hiraku Kumamaru, Mitsukazu Gotoh, Yoshihiro Kakeji, Yasuyuki Seto, Yuko Kitagawa, Ken Shirabe, Hideki Ueno, Hiroaki Miyata, Clifford Y. Ko, Shigeru Marubashi   +13 more
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Essential Updates 2023/2024: Recent Advances of Multimodal Approach in Patients for Gastric Cancer

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Gastric cancer remains a major global health burden, especially in East Asia. Recent years have brought significant advances in multimodal management, including surgery, perioperative chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and supportive care. This review summarizes key updates from 2023 to 2024, focusing on surgical innovations, perioperative systemic ...
Katsutoshi Shoda, Yoshihiko Kawaguchi, Suguru Maruyama, Daisuke Ichikawa   +3 more
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