{"title":"Society of Geriatric Cardiology","authors":"Richard M. Steingart MD, Gregory Macina MD","doi":"10.1111/j.1076-7460.2002.00886_11_1.x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1076-7460.2002.00886_11_1.x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55533,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology","volume":"11 1","pages":"66"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/j.1076-7460.2002.00886_11_1.x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91828503","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alessia Lanari MD, Giorgio Silvestrelli MD, PhD, Pierangelo De Dominicis BSc, Daniele Tomassoni MD, Francesco Amenta MD, Lucilla Parnetti MD, PhD
{"title":"Arterial Hypertension and Cognitive Dysfunction in Physiologic and Pathologic Aging of the Brain","authors":"Alessia Lanari MD, Giorgio Silvestrelli MD, PhD, Pierangelo De Dominicis BSc, Daniele Tomassoni MD, Francesco Amenta MD, Lucilla Parnetti MD, PhD","doi":"10.1111/j.1076-7460.2007.06502.x","DOIUrl":"10.1111/j.1076-7460.2007.06502.x","url":null,"abstract":"<p> <b>\u0000 <i>Arterial hypertension is the most important modifiable cerebrovascular risk factor; its relationship with cerebrovascular disease is continuous, consistent, and independent. Different and probably converging pathophysiologic mechanisms explain the role of arterial hypertension in causing cognitive dysfunction in pathologic aging of the brain, specifically, vascular dementia and Alzheimer's disease.</i>\u0000 </b> </p>","PeriodicalId":55533,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology","volume":"16 3","pages":"158-164"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/j.1076-7460.2007.06502.x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"26707355","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ethical Issues in the Management of Geriatric Cardiac Patients","authors":"Lofty L. Basta MD, Lofty L. Basta MD","doi":"10.1111/j.1076-7460.2003.02372.x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1076-7460.2003.02372.x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55533,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology","volume":"12 3","pages":"207-208"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/j.1076-7460.2003.02372.x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71943492","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ethical Issues in the Management of Geriatric Cardiac Patients","authors":"Lofty L. Basta MD, Lofty L. Basta MD","doi":"10.1111/j.1076-7460.2005.04210.x","DOIUrl":"10.1111/j.1076-7460.2005.04210.x","url":null,"abstract":"Ethical Issue: A hospital's Ethics Committee decides to not give analgesics to a terminally ill patient to relieve her pain.","PeriodicalId":55533,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology","volume":"14 4","pages":"200-204"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/j.1076-7460.2005.04210.x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25188440","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pulmonary Artery Catheters for the Management of Heart Failure","authors":"Dennis L. DeSilvey MD","doi":"10.1111/j.1076-7460.2006.05058.x","DOIUrl":"10.1111/j.1076-7460.2006.05058.x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55533,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology","volume":"15 1","pages":"64-65"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/j.1076-7460.2006.05058.x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25802831","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Debra Boardley PhD, RD, Mariane Fahlman PhD, Robert Topp RN, PhD, Amy L. Morgan PhD, Nancy McNevin PhD
{"title":"The Impact of Exercise Training on Blood Lipids in Older Adults","authors":"Debra Boardley PhD, RD, Mariane Fahlman PhD, Robert Topp RN, PhD, Amy L. Morgan PhD, Nancy McNevin PhD","doi":"10.1111/j.1076-7460.2007.05353.x","DOIUrl":"10.1111/j.1076-7460.2007.05353.x","url":null,"abstract":"<p> <b>\u0000 <i>Increasing physical activity is often prescribed to improve blood lipids; however, the efficacy of exercise in improving blood lipids in older adults is not clear. The objective of this study was to examine the effects of different exercise modes on blood lipid levels in previously sedentary older adults engaging in a 16-week exercise intervention. One hundred thirty-one subjects (mean age 74.6±6 years) were randomly assigned to a resistance training group, aerobic walking group, combined exercise group, or nonexercising control group. Blood lipids were measured at baseline, 8 weeks, and postintervention. Exercise mode did not impact blood lipids. All groups had lower lipid levels over time. Total cholesterol, low- and high-density lipoprotein, and triglycerides were significantly lower. The decrease in all groups, including the controls, may be due to a seasonal effect in older adults that has been documented in younger individuals.</i>\u0000 </b> </p>","PeriodicalId":55533,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology","volume":"16 1","pages":"30-35"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/j.1076-7460.2007.05353.x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"26482910","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pharmacologic Treatment Concerns in the Elderly","authors":"Frank I. Marcus MD, Paul E. Nolan Jr. PharmD","doi":"10.1111/j.1076-7460.2000.80020.x","DOIUrl":"10.1111/j.1076-7460.2000.80020.x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55533,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology","volume":"9 3","pages":"126"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/j.1076-7460.2000.80020.x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"62770439","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Aerobic and Resistance Exercise Training in the Elderly","authors":"Carl J. Lavie MD, Richard V. Milani MD","doi":"10.1111/j.1076-7460.2006.5735.x","DOIUrl":"10.1111/j.1076-7460.2006.5735.x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55533,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology","volume":"16 1","pages":"36-37"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/j.1076-7460.2006.5735.x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"26482911","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alvaro Alonso MD, Brian C. Downey MD, Jeffrey T. Kuvin MD
{"title":"Uncorrected Tetralogy of Fallot in an 86-Year-Old Patient","authors":"Alvaro Alonso MD, Brian C. Downey MD, Jeffrey T. Kuvin MD","doi":"10.1111/j.1076-7460.2007.05425.x","DOIUrl":"10.1111/j.1076-7460.2007.05425.x","url":null,"abstract":"<p> <b>\u0000 <i>This report describes the presentation and evaluation of an elderly man with uncorrected tetralogy of Fallot. The patient had remained fairly asymptomatic for much of his life. He presented to the hospital at age 86 with new-onset atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response and a non—ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography revealed infundibular pulmonic stenosis with a ventricular septal defect, overriding aorta, and right ventricular hypertrophy, findings consistent with unrepaired tetralogy of Fallot. Severe right ventricular pressure overload was also present. Coronary angiography revealed non-obstructive coronary artery disease. It was felt that the rapid atrial fibrillation resulted in right ventricular subendocardial ischemia that improved following restoration of sinus rhythm. After a systematic literature search, the authors believe this case represents the oldest reported patient with the diagnosis of uncorrected tetralogy of Fallot and serves as an example of a well-balanced congenital shunt.</i>\u0000 </b> </p>","PeriodicalId":55533,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology","volume":"16 1","pages":"38-41"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/j.1076-7460.2007.05425.x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"26483411","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michael A. Weber MD, L. Michael Prisant MD, Henry R. Black MD, Franz H. Messerli MD
{"title":"Treatment of Elderly Hypertensive Patients With a Delayed-Release Verapamil Formulation in a Community-Based Trial","authors":"Michael A. Weber MD, L. Michael Prisant MD, Henry R. Black MD, Franz H. Messerli MD","doi":"10.1111/j.1076-7460.2004.03579.x","DOIUrl":"10.1111/j.1076-7460.2004.03579.x","url":null,"abstract":"<p> <b>\u0000 <i>This report of a practice-based clinical trial describes an open-label, multicenter dose-titration study of an elderly (age ≥65 years) subset of patients (N=628) with systolic blood pressures between 140 and 179 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressures between 90 and 109 mm Hg, to assess the effects of the Chronotherapeutic Oral Drug Absorption System (CODAS) formulation of verapamil hydrochloride. After starting 200 mg/d at bedtime, dosing was titrated to a maximum of 400 mg/d at 4-week intervals to achieve a target blood pressure of <140/<90 mm Hg using morning blood pressure measurements. Target blood pressure was reached in 57.1% of the elderly patients with CODAS verapamil monotherapy. A diastolic response (<90 mm Hg or a 10 mm Hg reduction from baseline) was achieved in 89.5% of these subjects, and a systolic blood pressure response (<140 mm Hg or 10% reduction from baseline) was attained in 75.5%. The percentages of patients achieving target blood pressure or the diastolic and systolic blood pressure responses were comparable to those previously reported for younger patients. It is notable that although 359 of the 628 patients reached control on treatment, 182 of the remaining 269 noncontrolled patients were not titrated to higher doses, indicating that even with a well tolerated drug there may be reluctance among clinicians to increase doses. CODAS verapamil was found to be efficacious and well tolerated among elderly hypertensive patients in this community trial.</i>\u0000 </b> </p>","PeriodicalId":55533,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology","volume":"13 3","pages":"131-136"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/j.1076-7460.2004.03579.x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24510134","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}