Occurrence of sarcopenia in elderly patients with coronary heart disease and its association with short-term prognosis by Hongfang Li, Fangfang Ma, Yite Li, Hongying Li, Jiancheng Huang

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Effect Observation of Comprehensive Pulmonary Rehabilitation Therapy combined with Acupoint Application in Elderly Patients with COPD by Houmei TANG, Xiaohong GU, Juan DENG

“…Objective:To evaluate the effect of comprehensive pulmonary rehabilitation therapy combined with acupoint application therapy in elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).Methods:A total of 120 elderly patients with COPD were randomly divided into control group and observation group, with 60 cases in each group. …”
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Retracted: Application of Chain Nursing Process in the Nursing of Elderly Inpatients with Implantable Venous Infusion Port by Emergency Medicine International

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Effect of Muscle Energy Technique Combined with Conventional Rehabilitation Therapy on Elderly Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis by FAN Jingjing, HUANG Lihua, XU Yiming, LIU Kun, FANG Ping

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Effect of Meridian Massage combined with Swallowing Rehabilitation Training on Elderly Patients with Dysphagia after Stroke by Hui FAN, Zhongqin XU, Chunxia MA, Lei DONG, Yao ZHOU

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Mortality of elder financial and psychological abuse victims in rural Malaysia: a prospective cohort study by Raudah Mohd Yunus, Farizah Hairi, Noran N Hairi, Wan Yuen Choo, Sajaratulnisah Othman, Rajini Sooryanarayana, Norliana Ismail, Sharifah Nor Ahmad, Inayah Abdul Razak, Devi Peramalah, Awang Bulgiba Awang Mahmud, Halima B Awang, Siti Zaharah Jamaludin, Jamali Samsuddin, Mohammad Mafrukhin Mokhtar, Syed Mohd Fauzi, Zainudin Mohd Ali

“…Objectives To determine the longitudinal impact of elder financial and psychological abuse on risk of death among older Malaysians.Design 7-year prospective cohort study. …”
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Bacteremia Caused by Eggerthella lenta in an Elderly Man with a Gastrointestinal Malignancy: A Case Report by Davie Wong, Fred Aoki, Ethan Rubinstein

“…The authors report a case involving an elderly man with a newly diagnosed gastrointestinal malignancy who developed bacteremia caused by E lenta, treated successfully using empirical therapy with vancomycin and piperacillin-tazobactam, followed by directed therapy with metronidazole once the identity and antibiotic susceptibility of the organism was established. …”
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Low Urbanization but Not Illiteracy was Associated with Poor Medication Adherence among Elderly People in Rural Taiwan by Pei-Jhih Li, Ling-Chiao Liao, Chin-Ju Chuang, Cheng-Ying Hsieh, Yung-Cheng Huang, Li-Yu Chen, Yi-Hsuan Yang, Feng-Jung Yang, Kai-Chieh Chang, Li-Jiuan Shen, Fei-Yuan Hsiao, Yen-Ming Huang, Chih-Cheng Hsu, Shau-Huai Fu, Chin-Kai Chang, Chen-Yu Wang

“…Most elderly persons suffer from chronic diseases. To treat chronic diseases, good medication adherence and refilling medication as physicians’ advice are key points of pharmaceutical therapy. …”
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A Combination of Serum Biomarkers in Elderly Patients with Sarcopenia: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study by Lin Ying, Qin Zhang, Yun-mei Yang, Jian-ying Zhou

“…The pathogenesis of sarcopenia in the elderly has not yet been fully understood. This study aimed to explore the relationship between sarcopenia and several serum biomarkers in elderly population. …”
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Acinar cystic transformation of the pancreatic body and tail in an elderly male patient: A case report by Anubhav Narwal, Rajesh Panwar, Kumble S. Madhusudhan, Sujoy Pal, Prasenjit Das

“…Acinar cystic transformation (ACT) is a rare benign cystic lesion of the pancreas reported in elderly women. ACT can be easily confused with other cystic lesions of the pancreas, such as intraductal papillary neoplasm and serous and mucinous neoplasms, on imaging, especially when detected radiologically in a male patient as the index case. …”
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Adapted physical activity: Benefit on oxidative, functional capacity and exercise tolerance of elderly people in Kinshasa by Constant Nkıama, Samuel Biduaya Bamu, Carel Busano Nduakulu, Siloé Ntumba Tshiyamba, Godefroid Kusuayi

Subjects: “…elderly people…”
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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Address Mild Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly: A Randomized Controlled Study by Hellen Livia Drumond Marra, Martin Luiz Myczkowski, Cláudia Maia Memória, Débora Arnaut, Philip Leite Ribeiro, Carlos Gustavo Sardinha Mansur, Rodrigo Lancelote Alberto, Bianca Boura Bellini, Adriano Alves Fernandes da Silva, Gabriel Tortella, Daniel Ciampi de Andrade, Manoel Jacobsen Teixeira, Orestes Vicente Forlenza, Marco Antonio Marcolin

“…Thirty-four elderly outpatients meeting Petersen’s MCI criteria were randomly assigned to receive 10 sessions of either active TMS or sham, 10 Hz rTMS at 110% of motor threshold, 2,000 pulses per session. …”
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FREQUENCY AND MODALITY OF EXERCISE ON PAIN AND INDEPENDENCE IN ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY by Felipe Marrese Bersotti, Reniery Pereira Da Silva, Angelica Castilho Alonso, Guilherme Carlos Brech, Paula Regina Mendes da Silva Serrão, Ulysses Fernandes Ervilha

“…Methods: Is cross-sectional and used the STROBE-Checklist: cross-sectional studies. A total of 193 elderly people were evaluated, pain and functional independence were analyzed. …”
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An Unusual Case of Abdominal Leiomyoma Presenting as a Free Lying Intraperitoneal Mass in an Elderly Gentleman by Amrit Nasta, Kunal Nandy, Yogesh Bansod

“…We report an interesting case of a free lying abdominal leiomyoma presenting as a painless abdominal lump in an elderly gentleman. Discussion. Primary abdominal leiomyomas are uncommon and require surgical removal if symptomatic.…”
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Effect of Music Therapy Combined with Rehabilitation Training on Reducing the Fall Risk in Elderly Patients with Multimorbidity by CHEN Xiaoya, YU Nannan, DING Jiajia, GUO Shanshan, DONG Hongsheng, DING Yuqing, ZHONG Na

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Mild Cognitive Impairment and Depressive Symptoms in Elderly Patients with Diabetes: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Comorbidity by Malgorzata Gorska-Ciebiada, Malgorzata Saryusz-Wolska, Maciej Ciebiada, Jerzy Loba

“…Methods. 276 diabetics elders were screened for MCI and depressive symptoms. …”
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A Rare Case of Primary Anterior Mediastinal Yolk Sac Tumor in an Elderly Adult Male by Sammy G. Nakhla, Srinath Sundararajan

“…However, comorbidities can render treatment with chemotherapy and surgery challenging in elderly patients.…”
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An Elderly Lady with Fever of Unknown Etiology and Severe Pulmonary Hypertension: Intravascular Lymphoma—An Elusive Diagnosis by Nupur Sinha, Luis Lantigua, Masooma Niazi, Gilda Diaz-Fuentes

“…We present a rare case of an elderly patient presenting with severe pulmonary hypertension, fever of unknown etiology (FUO), and lymphadenopathy. …”
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Topical Imiquimod for the Treatment of Relapsed Cutaneous Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis after Chemotherapy in an Elderly Patient by Shinsaku Imashuku, Miyako Kobayashi, Yoichi Nishii, Keisuke Nishimura

“…Diagnosis and treatment of Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) in elderly patients are often difficult. We report here a 61-year-old female suffering from a refractory axillary ulcer for nearly a year, whose biopsy revealed LCH. …”
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Dental caries and related factors in the elderly of the Azar cohort population: A cross-sectional study. by Maryam Hosseinpour Sarmadi, Nasrin Sharififard, Zeinab Mahboobi, Elnaz Faramarzi, Aylin Bilehjani

“…<h4>Objective</h4>Oral health is often overlooked among the elderly due to the numerous comorbidities prevalent in this population. …”
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