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The Italian version of the “frailty index” based on deficits in health: a validation study by Abete, Pasquale, Basile, Claudia, Bulli, Giulia, Curcio, Francesco, Liguori, Ilaria, Della-Morte, David, Gargiulo, Gaetano, Langellotto, Assunta, Testa, Gianluca, Galizia, Gianluigi, Bonaduce, Domenico, Cacciatore, Francesco

“…Background and Aim Several measurements were taken for frailty classification in geriatric population. “Frailty index” is based on “deficits in health,” but it…”
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Cognitive impairment and cardiovascular diseases in the elderly. A heart–brain continuum hypothesis by Abete, Pasquale, Della-Morte, David, Gargiulo, Gaetano, Basile, Claudia, Langellotto, Assunta, Galizia, Gianluigi, Testa, Gianluca, Canonico, Vincenzo, Bonaduce, Domenico, Cacciatore, Francesco

“…Highlights • Cardiovascular diseases affect the development of cognitive impairment in the elderly. • Hypertension, coronary artery disease, atrial…”
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Tinetti mobility test is related to muscle mass and strength in non-institutionalized elderly people by Curcio, Francesco, Basile, Claudia, Liguori, Ilaria, Della-Morte, David, Gargiulo, Gaetano, Galizia, Gianluigi, Testa, Gianluca, Langellotto, Assunta, Cacciatore, Francesco, Bonaduce, Domenico, Abete, Pasquale

“…Elderly people are characterized by a high prevalence of falls and sarcopenia. However, the relationship among Tinetti mobility test (TMT) score, a powerful…”
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Social support and long-term mortality in the elderly: Role of comorbidity by Mazzella, Francesca, Cacciatore, Francesco, Galizia, Gianluigi, Della-Morte, David, Rossetti, Marianna, Abbruzzese, Rosa, Langellotto, Assunta, Avolio, Daniela, Gargiulo, Gaetano, Ferrara, Nicola, Rengo, Franco, Abete, Pasquale

“…Abstract Several studies have demonstrated a global increase in morbidity and mortality in elderly subjects with low social support or high comorbidity…”
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The “syncope and dementia” study: a prospective, observational, multicenter study of elderly patients with dementia and episodes of “suspected” transient loss of consciousness by Ungar, Andrea, Mussi, Chiara, Nicosia, Franco, Ceccofiglio, Alice, Bellelli, Giuseppe, Bo, Mario, Riccio, Daniela, Landi, Francesco, Martone, Anna Maria, Langellotto, Assunta, Ghidoni, Giulia, Noro, Gabriele, Abete, Pasquale

“…Background and aim Syncope and related falls are one of the main causes and the predominant cause of hospitalization in elderly patients with dementia…”
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Association Between Nocturia and Falls-Related Long-Term Mortality Risk in the Elderly by Galizia, Gianluigi, MD, PhD, Langellotto, Assunta, MD, Cacciatore, Francesco, MD, PhD, Mazzella, Francesca, MD, PhD, Testa, Gianluca, MD, PhD, Della-Morte, David, MD, PhD, Gargiulo, Gaetano, MD, Ungar, Andrea, MD, Ferrara, Nicola, MD, Rengo, Franco, MD, Abete, Pasquale, MD, PhD

“…Abstract Objectives A high falls-related mortality rate in the elderly is not exclusively related to injuries. Moreover, the risk of falls increases with…”
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Transient ischemic attack caused by delayed orthostatic hypotension in an elderly hypertensive patient by Galizia, Gianluigi, Convertino, Giuseppe, Testa, Gianluca, Langellotto, Assunta, Rengo, Franco, Abete, Pasquale

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Synergic Effect of Fludrocortisone and Disopyramide in an Elderly Patient with Orthostatic Syncope by Assunta Langellotto, Gianluigi Galizia, Gianluca Testa, Andrea Ungar, Franco Rengo, Pasquale Abete

“…Orthostatic hypotension (OH) is a debilitating condition very common in the elderly that may leads to syncope. There is no single drug able to limit the fall…”
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Six-minute walking test but not ejection fraction predicts mortality in elderly patients undergoing cardiac rehabilitation following coronary artery bypass grafting by Cacciatore, Francesco, Abete, Pasquale, Mazzella, Francesca, Furgi, Giuseppe, Nicolino, Antonio, Longobardi, Giancarlo, Testa, Gianluca, Langellotto, Assunta, Infante, Teresa, Napoli, Claudio, Ferrara, Nicola, Rengo, Franco

“…Background: Age-related effects on the ability of 6-min walking test (6MWT) and ejection fraction (EF) to predict mortality in coronary artery bypass grafting…”
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Role of ventricular rate response on dementia in cognitively impaired elderly subjects with atrial fibrillation: a 10-year study by Cacciatore, Francesco, Testa, Gianluca, Langellotto, Assunta, Galizia, Gianluigi, Della-Morte, David, Gargiulo, Gaetano, Bevilacqua, Agnese, Del Genio, Maria Teresa, Canonico, Vincenzo, Rengo, Franco, Abete, Pasquale

“…The role of ventricular rate response (VRr) on the incidence of dementia in elderly subjects with cognitive impairment and atrial fibrillation (AF) is not…”
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Clinical frailty and long-term mortality in elderly subjects with diabetes by Cacciatore, Francesco, Testa, Gianluca, Galizia, Gianluigi, Della-Morte, David, Mazzella, Francesca, Langellotto, Assunta, Pirozzi, Gilda, Ferro, Gaetana, Gargiulo, Gaetano, Ferrara, Nicola, Rengo, Franco, Abete, Pasquale

“…Elderly subjects are characterized by a high prevalence of diabetes and clinical frailty. This study aimed to examine the predictive role of clinical frailty…”
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Precipitating Factors in Younger and Older Adults with Decompensated Chronic Heart Failure: Are They Different? by Testa, Gianluca, Della-Morte, David, Cacciatore, Francesco, Gargiulo, Gaetano, D'Ambrosio, Daniele, Galizia, Gianluigi, Langellotto, Assunta, Abete, Pasquale

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Role of clinical frailty on long-term mortality of elderly subjects with and without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Galizia, Gianluigi, Cacciatore, Francesco, Testa, Gianluca, Della-Morte, David, Mazzella, Francesca, Langellotto, Assunta, Raucci, Carolina, Gargiulo, Gaetano, Ferrara, Nicola, Rengo, Franco, Abete, Pasquale

“…Background and aims: Elderly subjects are characterized by a high prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and frailty. This study examined…”
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Atrial Fibrillation in Older Patients with Syncope and Dementia: Insights from the Syncope and Dementia Registry by Ceccofiglio, Alice, Fumagalli, Stefano, Mussi, Chiara, Mossello, Enrico, Bo, Mario, Martone, Anna Maria, Bellelli, Giuseppe, Nicosia, Franco, Riccio, Daniela, Langellotto, Assunta, Tava, Gianni, Boccardi, Virginia, Tonon, Elisabetta, Abete, Pasquale, Ungar, Andrea

“…To evaluate the clinical characteristics and the long-term outcome of atrial fibrillation (AF) patients with dementia and history of syncope or falls…”
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Depressive symptoms predict mortality in elderly subjects with chronic heart failure by Testa, Gianluca, Cacciatore, Francesco, Galizia, Gianluigi, Della-Morte, David, Mazzella, Francesca, Gargiulo, Gaetano, Langellotto, Assunta, Raucci, Carolina, Ferrara, Nicola, Rengo, Franco, Abete, Pasquale

“…Eur J Clin Invest 2011; 41 (12): 1310–1317 Background  Chronic heart failure (CHF) is characterized by a high mortality in the elderly. Moreover, depression…”
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Role of Early Symptoms in Assessment of Syncope in Elderly People: Results from the Italian Group for the Study of Syncope in the Elderly by Galizia, Galizia, Abete, Pasquale, Mussi, Chiara, Noro, Gabriele, Morrione, Alessandro, Langellotto, Assunta, Landi, Annalisa, Cacciatore, Francesco, Masotti, Giulio, Rengo, Franco, Marchionni, Niccolò, Ungar, Andrea

“…OBJECTIVES: To assess the ability of specific early symptoms to predict cardiac and noncardiac syncope in elderly people. DESIGN: Multicenter cross‐sectional…”
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Differential diagnosis of unexplained falls in dementia: Results of “Syncope & Dementia” registry by Mossello, Enrico, Ceccofiglio, Alice, Rafanelli, Martina, Riccardi, Angela, Mussi, Chiara, Bellelli, Giuseppe, Nicosia, Franco, Bo, Mario, Riccio, Daniela, Martone, Anna Maria, Langellotto, Assunta, Tonon, Elisabetta, Noro, Gabriele, Abete, Pasquale, Ungar, Andrea

“…Dementia patients have an increased risk of fall, and some of them might suffer from undiagnosed syncope. The present analysis aimed at identifying predictors…”
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Syncope and Epilepsy coexist in 'possible' and 'drug-resistant' epilepsy (Overlap between Epilepsy and Syncope Study - OESYS) by Ungar, Andrea, Ceccofiglio, Alice, Pescini, Francesca, Mussi, Chiara, Tava, Gianni, Rafanelli, Martina, Langellotto, Assunta, Marchionni, Niccolò, van Dijk, J Gert, Galizia, Gianlugi, Bonaduce, Domenico, Abete, Pasquale

“…Differential diagnosis between syncope and epilepsy in patients with transient loss of consciousness of uncertain etiology is still unclear. Thus, the aim of…”
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Waist Circumference but Not Body Mass Index Predicts Long-Term Mortality in Elderly Subjects with Chronic Heart Failure by Testa, Gianluca, Cacciatore, Francesco, Galizia, Gianluigi, Della-Morte, David, Mazzella, Francesca, Langellotto, Assunta, Russo, Salvatore, Gargiulo, Gaetano, De Santis, Domenico, Ferrara, Nicola, Rengo, Franco, Abete, Pasquale

“…OBJECTIVES: To examine whether waist circumference (WC) and body‐mass index (BMI) can predict long‐term mortality in elderly subjects with and without chronic…”
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Prevalence, predictors and clinical implications of prolonged corrected QT in elderly patients with dementia and suspected syncope by Bo, Mario, Ceccofiglio, Alice, Mussi, Chiara, Bellelli, Giuseppe, Nicosia, Franco, Riccio, Daniela, Martone, Anna M., Langellotto, Assunta, Tonon, Elisabetta, Tava, Gianni, Boccardi, Virginia, Abete, Pasquale, Tibaldi, Michela, Aurucci, Maria L., Fonte, Gianfranco, Falcone, Yolanda, Ungar, Andrea

“…Long QT and use of QT-prolonging drugs are common among older patients receiving polytherapies, but real-world evidence on their impact in clinical practice is…”
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