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RESPONSE: Dispatches From a Neighboring Land by Alexander, Karen P.

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Frailty Assessment in the Cardiovascular Care of Older Adults by Afilalo, Jonathan, MD, MSc, Alexander, Karen P., MD, Mack, Michael J., MD, Maurer, Mathew S., MD, Green, Philip, MD, Allen, Larry A., MD, MPH, Popma, Jeffrey J., MD, Ferrucci, Luigi, MD, PhD, Forman, Daniel E., MD

“…Due to the aging and increasingly complex nature of our patients, frailty has become a high-priority theme in cardiovascular medicine. Despite the recognition…”
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Late‐life watercolors, a friendship, and a fall by Alexander, Karen P.

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Coronary Artery Disease in Patients ≥80 Years of Age by Madhavan, Mahesh V., Gersh, Bernard J., Alexander, Karen P., Granger, Christopher B., Stone, Gregg W.

“…Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients ≥80 years of age. Nonetheless, older patients have typically been…”
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Sarcopenia and Cardiovascular Diseases by Damluji, Abdulla A., Alfaraidhy, Maha, AlHajri, Noora, Rohant, Namit N., Kumar, Manish, Al Malouf, Christina, Bahrainy, Samira, Ji Kwak, Min, Batchelor, Wayne B., Forman, Daniel E., Rich, Michael W., Kirkpatrick, James, Krishnaswami, Ashok, Alexander, Karen P., Gerstenblith, Gary, Cawthon, Peggy, deFilippi, Christopher R., Goyal, Parag

“…Sarcopenia is the loss of muscle strength, mass, and function, which is often exacerbated by chronic comorbidities including cardiovascular diseases, chronic…”
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The operationalisation of sustainability: Sustainable aquaculture production as defined by certification schemes by Osmundsen, Tonje C., Amundsen, Vilde S., Alexander, Karen A., Asche, Frank, Bailey, Jennifer, Finstad, Bengt, Olsen, Marit Schei, Hernández, Klaudia, Salgado, Hugo

“…•Sustainability indicators determine what sustainable aquaculture has come to be.•Aquaculture certification schemes promote a skewed understanding of…”
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Management of Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Older Adult Population: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association by Damluji, Abdulla A., Forman, Daniel E., Wang, Tracy Y., Chikwe, Joanna, Kunadian, Vijay, Rich, Michael W., Young, Bessie A., Page, Robert L., DeVon, Holli A., Alexander, Karen P.

“…Diagnostic and therapeutic advances during the past decades have substantially improved health outcomes for patients with acute coronary syndrome. Both…”
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2014 ACC/AHA/AATS/PCNA/SCAI/STS Focused Update of the Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Stable Ischemic Heart Disease by Fihn, Stephan D., MD, MPH, Blankenship, James C., MD, MHCM, MACC, FAHA, Alexander, Karen P., MD, FACC, FAHA, Bittl, John A., MD, FACC, Byrne, John G., MD, FACC, Fletcher, Barbara J., RN, MN, FAHA, Fonarow, Gregg C., MD, FACC, FAHA, Lange, Richard A., MD, FACC, FAHA, Levine, Glenn N., MD, FACC, FAHA, Maddox, Thomas M., MD, MSc, FACC, FAHA, Naidu, Srihari S., MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI, Ohman, E. Magnus, MD, FACC, Smith, Peter K., MD, FACC

“…Because the ACC/AHA practice guidelines address patient populations (and healthcare providers) residing in North America, drugs that are currently unavailable…”
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Comparing instrumental and deliberative paradigms underpinning the assessment of social values for cultural ecosystem services by Raymond, Christopher M., Kenter, Jasper O., Plieninger, Tobias, Turner, Nancy J., Alexander, Karen A.

“…Despite rapid advancements in the development of non-monetary techniques for the assessment of social values for ecosystem services, little research attention…”
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Walking as a Window to Risk and Resiliency by Alexander, Karen P

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Domain Management Approach to Heart Failure in the Geriatric Patient: Present and Future by Gorodeski, Eiran Z, Goyal, Parag, Hummel, Scott L, Krishnaswami, Ashok, Goodlin, Sarah J, Hart, Linda L, Forman, Daniel E, Wenger, Nanette K, Kirkpatrick, James N, Alexander, Karen P

“…Heart failure (HF) is a quintessential geriatric cardiovascular condition, with more than 50% of hospitalizations occurring in adults age 75 years or older. In…”
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Deprescribing in Older Adults With Cardiovascular Disease by Krishnaswami, Ashok, Steinman, Michael A., Goyal, Parag, Zullo, Andrew R., Anderson, Timothy S., Birtcher, Kim K., Goodlin, Sarah J., Maurer, Mathew S., Alexander, Karen P., Rich, Michael W., Tjia, Jennifer

“…Deprescribing, an integral component of a continuum of good prescribing practices, is the process of medication withdrawal or dose reduction to correct or…”
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Clinical Outcomes with β-Blockers for Myocardial Infarction: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Trials by Bangalore, Sripal, MD, MHA, Makani, Harikrishna, MD, Radford, Martha, MD, Thakur, Kamia, MD, Toklu, Bora, MD, Katz, Stuart D., MD, DiNicolantonio, James J., PharmD, Devereaux, P.J., MD, PhD, Alexander, Karen P., MD, Wetterslev, Jorn, MD, PhD, Messerli, Franz H., MD

“…Abstract Background Debate exists about the efficacy of β-blockers in myocardial infarction and their required duration of usage in contemporary practice…”
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Implementing a blueprint for greener and more efficient ports by Alexander, Karen A., McWhinnie, Lauren H.

“…Letter to the Editor…”
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Role of Frailty in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease by Afilalo, Jonathan, MD, Karunananthan, Sathya, MSc, Eisenberg, Mark J., MD, MPH, Alexander, Karen P., MD, Bergman, Howard, MD

“…Frailty is a geriatric syndrome of increased vulnerability to stressors that has been implicated as a causative and prognostic factor in patients with…”
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2014 ACC/AHA/AATS/PCNA/SCAI/STS focused update of the guideline for the diagnosis and management of patients with stable ischemic heart disease: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines, and the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and Society of Thoracic Surgeons by Fihn, Stephan D, Blankenship, James C, Alexander, Karen P, Bittl, John A, Byrne, John G, Fletcher, Barbara J, Fonarow, Gregg C, Lange, Richard A, Levine, Glenn N, Maddox, Thomas M, Naidu, Srihari S, Ohman, E Magnus, Smith, Peter K

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Putting the Acute Coronary Syndrome in Context After 80 Years of Age by Alexander, Karen P

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Health-Status Outcomes with Invasive or Conservative Care in Coronary Disease by Spertus, John A, Jones, Philip G, Maron, David J, O’Brien, Sean M, Reynolds, Harmony R, Rosenberg, Yves, Stone, Gregg W, Harrell, Frank E, Boden, William E, Weintraub, William S, Baloch, Khaula, Mavromatis, Kreton, Diaz, Ariel, Gosselin, Gilbert, Newman, Jonathan D, Mavromichalis, Stavroula, Alexander, Karen P, Cohen, David J, Bangalore, Sripal, Hochman, Judith S, Mark, Daniel B

“…In the ISCHEMIA trial, patients with stable ischemic heart disease were randomly assigned to invasive or conservative treatment. As reported separately, the…”
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Older Adults in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit: Factoring Geriatric Syndromes in the Management, Prognosis, and Process of Care: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association by Damluji, Abdulla A., Forman, Daniel E., van Diepen, Sean, Alexander, Karen P., Page, Robert L., Hummel, Scott L., Menon, Venu, Katz, Jason N., Albert, Nancy M., Afilalo, Jonathan, Cohen, Mauricio G.

“…Longevity is increasing, and more adults are living to the stage of life when age-related biological factors determine a higher likelihood of cardiovascular…”
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2017 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in the Management of Adults With Aortic Stenosis: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Task Force on Clinical Expert Consensus Documents by Otto, Catherine M, Kumbhani, Dharam J, Alexander, Karen P, Calhoon, John H, Desai, Milind Y, Kaul, Sanjay, Lee, James C, Ruiz, Carlos E, Vassileva, Christina M

“…Since the first U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval in 2011, over 50,000 patients have undergone TAVR in the United States alone. Echocardiographic…”
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