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Aging clinical and experimental research Journal
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Sarcopenia research may be hampered by the heterogeneity of populations and outcome measures used in clinical studies.
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Background and aims: Electrocardiographic (ECG) abnormalities are often found in older patients but relatively few epidemiological studies have been performed. This study describes: a) cross-sectional differences in ECG abnormalities among three 70-year-old cohorts born over a pe...
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Background and aims: Prevalence and incidence ratios of dementia in epidemiological studies vary according to the data source used. Medical records, cognitive tests, and registry information are sources frequently used to differentiate dementia from normal aging. The aim of the p...
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The development of Orthopedics and Traumatology in the last 50 years have been characterized by the concurrence of several milestone events, such as the disappearance of polio and osteoarticular tuberculosis, the progress of some disciplines such as Anesthesia and Intensive Care,...
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Background Elevated red cell distribution width (RDW) has been associated with degenerative conditions in aging. Aims We aimed to evaluate the associations of RDW and anemia with lower-extremity physical function among rural-dwelling older adults. Methods This population-based cr...
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Background and aims: Volunteer bias in intervention studies on successful aging has been poorly explored. This paper investigated differences between participants and non-participants of the Groningen Intervention Study on Successful Aging (GISSA) over a wide range of demographic...
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Background and aims: Nosocomial Bacteremia (NB) is associated with high mortality in elderly patients. To determine specific prognostic factors for 7- and 30-day mortality in elderly patients with NB, we analysed the characteristics of 62 NB patients, retrospectively. Methods: Th...
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BACKGROUND:Models of cognitive reserve in aging suggest that individual's life experience (education, working activity, and leisure) can exert a neuroprotective effect against cognitive decline and may represent an important contribution to successful aging.AIM:The objective of t...
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Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) has been widely used in gastric tumor as a minimally invasive treatment. The efficacy and safety of ESD is still unclear in the elderly who have high frequency comorbidities. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of ES...
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Aging is a universal complex and multifactorial physiological process that leads to the increasing incidence of various diseases including cancer. Indeed, 40% of individuals aged 65 years and over will have newly diagnosed cancers. Although most treated patients are elderly peopl...
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