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The use of antigravity suits in the treatment of idiopathic orthostatic hypotension [PDF]

Idiopathic orthostatic hypotension is an uncommon disease characterized by a drop in blood pressure when going from a recumbent to a standing position. Treatment by medication generally produces poor results.
Kravik, S., Landmark, K.
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Age‐related variations in clinical characteristics of patients with diabetic foot ulcers

Journal of Diabetes Investigation, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) have increasingly affected younger populations. This study aimed to analyze the clinical characteristics of DFUs in different age groups of diabetic patients with foot ulcers. Methods This is a retrospective cohort study of diabetic patients with foot ulcers admitted to West China Hospital, Sichuan ...
Hong‐ping Gong, Yan Ren, Thet Htar Swe, Zhen‐yi Li, Pan‐pan Zha, Da‐wei Chen, Xing‐wu Ran, Chun Wang   +7 more
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Syncope in Elderly People: A Threatening Presentation of Pulmonary Embolism: A Case Report [PDF]

, 2015
age. Its prognosis is largely unpredictable, pending the origin of the sudden loss of consciousness. We report a case of an old woman affected by severe chronic heart failure, who died soon after the development of an episode of syncope, which was ...
Bilora, Franca, Lucia, Sarolo, Pomerri, Fabio, Prandoni, Paolo   +3 more
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Diabetic peripheral neuropathy as measured using a point‐of‐care sural nerve conduction device is associated with a faster decline in renal function in patients with type 2 diabetes

Journal of Diabetes Investigation, EarlyView.
Point‐of‐care assessment of diabetic peripheral neuropathy with DPN‐Check® was independently associated with a faster decline in renal function in type 2 diabetes, highlighting its potential as a tool to identify patients at high risk of kidney disease progression. ABSTRACT Aims/Introduction Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is a common complication
Tatsuya Fukuda, Akiko Fujii, Taro Akihisa, Naoya Otsubo, Tetsuya Yamada, Chisato Maki   +5 more
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SGLT2 Inhibitors in Older Adults With Cardiovascular Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sodium‐glucose cotransporter‐2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, developed for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), have demonstrated cardiorenal benefits in conditions including cardiovascular (CV) disease. However, few meta‐analyses have synthesized outcomes in older adults with CV disease.
Kota Minami, Rika Terashima, Lina Freeman, Yuji Yamada, Amanda R. Vest, Yuichiro Yano, Toshio Naito, Satoshi Miyashita   +7 more
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Cardiovascular Adjustments to Gravitational Stress [PDF]

The effects of gravity on the cardiovascular system must be taken into account whenever a hemodynamic assessment is made. All intravascular pressure have a gravity-dependent hydrostatic component.
Blomqvist, C. Gunnar, Stone, H. Lowell
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Differential diagnostic relevance of high resolution magnetic resonance in patients with possible multiple system atrophy (MSA) – a case report [Važnost uporabe magnetne rezonancije visoke rezolucije u dijagnostici moguće multiple sistemske atrofije - prikaz slučaja] [PDF]

, 2011
Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is sporadic, progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized clinically by autonomic dysfunction, Parkinsonism (MSA-P), and cerebellar ataxia (MSA-C) in any combination.
Bačić Baronica, Koraljka, Ivkić, Goran, Miličević, Goran, Ozretić, David   +3 more
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Prevalence and Duration of Potential Drug–Drug Interactions Among US Nursing Home Residents, 2018–2020

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Nursing home (NH) residents are at increased risk of drug–drug interactions (DDIs) due to multimorbidity and polypharmacy. While prior research suggests that many DDIs lead to adverse drug events in older adults, the extent of exposure to potentially clinically relevant DDIs among United States (US) NH residents is largely unknown ...
Laura A. Reich, Lori A. Daiello, Sarah D. Berry, Adam M. D'Amico, Douglas P. Kiel, Daniel A. Harris, Kaleen N. Hayes, Charles E. Leonard, Yu‐Chia (Sam) Hsu, Andrew R. Zullo   +9 more
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A therapeutic challenge relating to the association of orthostatic hypotension and supine hypertension in a patient with cardiac autonomic neuropathy: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports
Background Cardiac autonomic neuropathy is a highly prevalent pathology in the diabetic population, and is the leading cause of death in this population. Orthostatic hypotension is the main clinical manifestation of the disease.
Jama Dounia, Haless Kamal, Selmaoui Marouane, Haboub Meryem, Habbal Rachida, Drighil Abdenasser, Azzouzi Leila   +6 more
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Safe Mobility in Hospitalised Older Adults: A Concept Analysis

Journal of Clinical Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To conduct a concept analysis of ‘safe mobility’, with specific application in hospitalised older adults, identifying its defining attributes, antecedents and consequences. Background The promotion of safe mobility is essential for maintaining the functionality of hospitalised older adults.
Esther Mourão Nicoli, Frances Valéria Costa e Silva, Rosane Barreto Cardoso, Tallita Mello Delphino, Luciana Guimarães Assad, Samara Gonçalves de Oliveira   +5 more
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