elderly patients

Original Contribution

Long-term Results of Perfusion-Balloon Valvuloplasty, Without Rapid Pacing, in High-Risk Elderly Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis: A New Space Oddity

05/19/2022

Giancarla Scalone, MD, PhD¹; Luca Mariani, MD, PhD¹; Luca Di Vito, MD, PhD¹; Antonella D’Antonio, MD¹; Alessandro Aimi, MD¹; Mariateresa Ciommi, PhD²; Simona Silenzi, MD¹; Pierfrancesco Grossi, MD¹

Giancarla Scalone, MD, PhD1; Luca Ma...

Percutaneous balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) is actually recommended as a bridge to surgery or transcatheter aortic valve replacement in patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) in particular clinical settings. In this pilot study, for...

Percutaneous balloon aortic...

05/19/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Q&As

4 Questions About Managing IBD in Older Adults

06/10/2019

Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan, MD, MPH, from Massachusetts General Hospital, answers our questions about how to manage IBD in older adults, ahead of his presentation at the Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (AIBD) Regional Meeting in Boston.

Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan, MD,...

06/10/2019

Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Network

News

Early Combined Immunosuppression Appears Safe in Elderly With Crohn Disease

04/16/2019

Researchers analyzed results of the REACT clinical trial to determine whether age affects the safety and efficacy of early combined immunosuppressive treatment in Crohn disease.

Researchers analyzed results of...

04/16/2019

Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Network

Conference Coverage

MS Progresses Moderately in Older Adults

03/06/2019

The prevalence of multiple sclerosis in older adults has increased. Because this patient population is understudied, researchers assessed the impact of MS in terms of clinical severity, therapy safety, and therapy use among older adults....

The prevalence of multiple...

03/06/2019

Neurology

Original Research

The Experience of a Geriatric Hospital at Home Service for Acutely Ill Elderly Patients With Pressure Ulcers

05/21/2010

Gianluca Isaia

Mario Bo

Vittoria Tibaldi

Carla Scarafiotti

Claudia Ruatta

Giuliana Michelis