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Functional Decline in COVID-19 Older Survivors Compared to Other Pneumonia Patients, a Case Control Study
Among patients over 75 years, little is known about functional decline due to COVID-19. The aim of this study was to explore this functional decline, compare to other infectious pneumonia.
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Impact of diabetes on COVID-19 prognosis beyond comorbidity burden: the CORONADO initiative
Diabetes has been recognised as a pejorative prognostic factor in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Since diabetes is typically a disease of advanced age, it remains unclear whether diabetes remains a COVID...
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Open AccessFunctional decline, long term symptoms and course of frailty at 3-months follow-up in COVID-19 older survivors, a prospective observational cohort study
Aging is one of the most important prognostic factors increasing the risk of clinical severity and mortality of COVID-19 infection. However, among patients over 75 years, little is known about post-acute funct...
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Open AccessAtrial fibrillation: a geriatric perspective on the 2020 ESC guidelines
To provide a geriatric perspective on the 2020 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with the European Association of Cardio–Thoracic Surgery (EACTS).
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Open AccessPredictors of negative first SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR despite final diagnosis of COVID-19 and association with outcome
Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing is an important tool for diagnosing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, performance concerns have emerged recently, notably regarding ...
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Open AccessAntibiotics prescription and guidelines adherence in elderly: impact of the comorbidities
Although the interest of antibiotics is well known, antibiotics prescription is associated with side effect, especially in patients with multiples comorbidities. One way to reduce the incidence of side effects...
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Geriatric factors associated with 1-year mortality after aortic valve replacement
Surgical aortic valve replacement has been shown to improve survival and quality of life in patients with severe aortic stenosis. However, clinical variables are known to be associated with an increased mortal...
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Open AccessAssociation Between Hypoglycemia and the Burden of Comorbidities in Hospitalized Vulnerable Older Diabetic Patients: A Cross-Sectional, Population-Based Study
From a patient-centered perspective, the assessment of risk factors of hypoglycemia is of critical importance for the management of type 2 diabetes (T2D). However, the association between the occurrence of hyp...
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Predictors of health-related quality of life decline after transcatheter aortic valve replacement in older patients with severe aortic stenosis
Transcatheter aortic-valve implantation (TAVI) has been shown to improve survival and quality of life in patients with severe aortic stenosis. However, one-third of patients have poor outcome as death, functio...
