abstract：:Digitalis glycosides have played an important role in the treatment of patients with heart failure (HF) for more than two centuries. Despite the introduction of new therapeutic strategies in the treatment of HF, and controversies regarding the role of digitalis in HF in sinus rhythm and its effect on mortality, digoxi...

journal_title：Archives of gerontology and geriatrics

authors： Carosella L,Pahor M,Pedone C,Manto A,Carbonin PU,Gruppo Italiano di Farmacovigilanza nell'Anziano.

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A representative sample of non-institutionalized elderly persons between 65 and 74 years living in Stockholm county, Sweden responded to a self-report health questionnaire. Special life events and their subsequent effects were examined in the context of health attitudes and health behavior. Of the 370 respondents, 128...

journal_title：Archives of gerontology and geriatrics

authors： Andersson L,Stanich J

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interference of a chronic disease on the aging process reduces patients efficiency in confronting everyday life events and their Quality of Life (QOL). The purpose of this study was to examine the interaction between cognitive problems and emotional difficulties as related to several chronic diseases commonly pres...

journal_title：Archives of gerontology and geriatrics

authors： Fioravanti M,Zavattini G,Buckely AE

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was performed in 52 women, aged 60 to 76 years: 27 were engaged in a gymnastics program, 3 h a week, for at least 2 years; 25 were age-matched controls. All were lifelong nonsmokers, free of disease symptoms and lived independently at home; none had previously engaged in exercise programs. Spirometry includ...

journal_title：Archives of gerontology and geriatrics

authors： Rendas AB,Gamboa T,Ramilo T,Botelho AS,Bárbara C,Mota-Carmo M

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of growth and aging on the antioxidant capacities of rat serum and brain, by using two different reactive oxygen species (ROS) generators and two different methods of expressing the results. The antioxidant capacity was determined by using the oxygen radical abso...

journal_title：Archives of gerontology and geriatrics

authors： Cao G,Giovanoni M,Prior RL

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psychotic symptoms such as hallucinations, delusions and confusion are well known side-effects of levodopa (LD) therapy of Parkinson's disease (PD), even if there is much confusion regarding the variability of the psychotic manifestations. We studied 18 patients clinically treated with LD associated with an inhibitor ...

journal_title：Archives of gerontology and geriatrics

authors： Rampello L,Raffaele R,Furnari P,Vecchio I,Malaguarnera M

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Casual blood pressure (BP) measurements may sometimes indicate the presence of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, but the correlations between BP values and the subsequent occurrence of such complications are low. This may depend on the known inability of casual BP measurements to reflect accurately the 24-hour m...

journal_title：Archives of gerontology and geriatrics

authors： Torrisi G,De Bernardis E,Di Mauro S,Marino M,Cosentino N,Leotta C,Distefano A

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the period July 1991-December 1994, 120 consecutive patients underwent percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA); 79% were males (mean age 70.0 +/- 5.4 years) and 21% females (mean age: 71.0 +/- 6.8 years). Patients have been divided into two groups: (i) Group A (67 patients), undergone PTCA with prolon...

journal_title：Archives of gerontology and geriatrics

authors： Gravina T,Mattace-Raso F,Calcaterra R,Cremonesi A,Mattace R

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hyperosmolar hyperglycemic nonketotic state (HHNS) is an acute metabolic complication occurring characteristically in elderly type-2 diabetic patients. It may account for 10 up to 47% of cases of severe hyperglycemia with or without ketoacidosis. Many factors associated with advanced age may explain the predilecti...

journal_title：Archives of gerontology and geriatrics

authors： Cozzolino D,Salvatore T,Torella R

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between January 1993 and July 1994, 141 consecutive patients were recruited, all above 50 years of age, affected by chronic liver diseases (CLD), in order to evaluate the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV). The overall prevalence of HCV alone was 50.3% (71 out of 141 patients) which increased to 70.1% when consider...

journal_title：Archives of gerontology and geriatrics

authors： Russello M,Benigno R,Zammataro M

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A group of 40 Calabrian centenarians (12 males, 28 females) was studied from June 1 to December 31, 1993. Their age was ranging from 100 to 107 years (mean age: 102.3 +/- 1.8 years). Clinical evaluation was performed by recording anamnestic data, an objective examination, and by assessing cognitive performance, emotio...

journal_title：Archives of gerontology and geriatrics

authors： Infusino P,Mercurio M,Galasso MA,Gareri P,Filardi A,Lacava R,Pansini L,Mattace R

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sleeping habits of 48 Calabrian centenarians (12 males, 36 females) were evaluated. Their average age was 102 +/- 1.87 years (range 100-107 years). Quantitative and qualitative aspects of sleep were recorded, such as the length of sleeping (hrs), the time of falling asleep (regular or variable) and the time of awakeni...

journal_title：Archives of gerontology and geriatrics

authors： Spadafora FL,Curti A,Teti R,Belmonte M,Castagna A,Mercurio M,Infusino P,Tavernese G,Iannazzo PS,Iorio C,Mattace R

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) is one of the leading causes of vision impairment in the elderly and its frequency in general population increases with aging. The etiology of this disease has remained so far unknown. The relationship between ARMD and diabetes mellitus was studied in the present work. Fundus oc...

journal_title：Archives of gerontology and geriatrics

authors： Giansanti R,Fumelli C,Boemi M,Fumelli P

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an obese hypertensive woman affected by angina-like chest pain, a physical training program and a low caloric diet resulted in a notable improvement of the anthropometric indexes, hyperinsulinemia, myocardial perfusion and left ventricular mass. ...

journal_title：Archives of gerontology and geriatrics

authors： Palleschi L,Vetta F,De Gennaro E,De Vincentis G,Scopinaro F,Cicconetti P,Marigliano V

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aging and malnutrition are connected by social and pathological factors; many studies show that 60-80% of hospitalized elderly patients are malnourished. The aim of this study was to establish a correlation between age and nutritional parameters in malnourished, hospitalized, elderly patients before and after restitut...

journal_title：Archives of gerontology and geriatrics

authors： Vetta F,Gianni W,Ronzoni S,Donini LM,Palleschi L,Peppe T,Lato PF,Migliori M,Cacciafesta M,Marigliano V

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This random double-blind trial compares psychological well-being and perceived quality of life in 60 subjects (18 M, 42 F), mean age 61 years, with age-associated memory impairment (AAMI), who were administered a standardised ginseng-containing vitamin complex or placebo for 9 months. We evaluated psychological well-b...

journal_title：Archives of gerontology and geriatrics

authors： Neri M,Andermarcher E,Pradelli JM,Salvioli G

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cholecystokinin (CCK), one of the first discovered gastrointestinal hormones, which stimulates pancreatic enzyme secretion and induces gallbladder contraction, is one of the most abundant neurotransmitter peptides in the brain and is implicated in satiety via CCK-A receptors. We compared the suppressive effect of cent...

journal_title：Archives of gerontology and geriatrics

authors： Miyasaka K,Kanai S,Masuda M,Ohta M,Kawanami T,Matsumoto M,Funakoshi A

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study tried to emphasize the significance of statistical data (incidence rate) considering Alzheimer dementia (AD) because variations in incidence and types of dementias do exist in different countries. The data of persons living in two homes (elderly people and psychiatric patients) were overviewed together with...

journal_title：Archives of gerontology and geriatrics

authors： Leel-Ossy L

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nutritional assessment of the elderly shows several interpretative difficulties due to the lack of standard parameters. Moreover chronic age-related diseases can interfere with the physiological nutritional status. Anthropometric (triceps skinfold, arm muscle area, total body muscle mass, fat mass and Body Mass In...

journal_title：Archives of gerontology and geriatrics

authors： Gaggiotti G,Orlandoni P,Ambrosi S,Onorato G,Piloni S,Amadio L,Spazzafumo L,La Rocca R

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present work reviews current literature and the authors' experience of carotid sinus syndrome (CSS), which is considered to be the most common cause of neurally mediated acute disorders of consciousness in the elderly. Although no definitive consensus about its nosology has yet been reached, most groups agree that...

journal_title：Archives of gerontology and geriatrics

authors： Menozzi C,Brignole M,Tomasi C,Lolli G,Bottoni N,Oddone D,Gianfranchi L

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental animal studies carried out over the past 40 years have unequivocally shown that neurogenic mechanisms are involved in the pathogenesis of hypertension. The results of these studies also suggest that neural factors are important not only in the development but also in the maintenance of the high blood pres...

journal_title：Archives of gerontology and geriatrics

authors： Grassi G,Cattaneo BM,Bolla GB,Mancia G

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human figure drawings have been widely used to assess cognitive development in children. In the present study, free-hand human figure drawings were examined for 62 demented patients, and 60 normal elderly subjects. The drawings were scored for 53 body details using a method derived from work with children. A short sca...

journal_title：Archives of gerontology and geriatrics

authors： Ericsson K,Hillerås P,Holmén K,Jorm A,Forssell LG,Almkvist O,Rönnberg L,Winblad B

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The most important morphological aspects of the physiological changes of the liver with age are decreases in the numbers of hepatocytes and their mitochondria, coupled with increases in their volumes. The latter is considered to partially compensate for the decrease in numbers of hepatocytes and mitochondria, but lead...

journal_title：Archives of gerontology and geriatrics

authors： Tauchi H,Sato T,Ito Y

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of dementia on the prevalence of urinary and faecal incontinence was investigated in a random sample (n = 485) of the total population of 85-year-olds from the city of Gothenburg, Sweden. The subjects were assessed by a psychiatric interview, physical examinations, computed tomography of the head and ana...

journal_title：Archives of gerontology and geriatrics

authors： Hellström L,Ekelund P,Milsom I,Skoog I

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We designed and made a device called a 'Tangoceptometer' which quantifies the minimum tactile perception threshold in geriatric patients and which may be used to study and diagnose diabetic neuropathy. This instrument was used to study tactile sensitivity in a group of elderly and young adults and children. Comparison...

journal_title：Archives of gerontology and geriatrics

authors： Giuseppe R,Santo DS,Donato F,Mariano M,Luciano M

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A randomised controlled trial was conducted to assess whether a single intervention by a health visitor reduced the unplanned re-admission of elderly people discharged from geriatric wards. Two hundred and four consecutive discharges from geriatric wards were randomly allocated to receive either a single visit from th...

journal_title：Archives of gerontology and geriatrics

authors： Dunn RB,Lewis PA,Vetter NJ,Guy PM,Hardman CS,Jones RW

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of aging on mitochondrial energy metabolism of rat liver and rat heart has been studied by analysis of (i) respiratory rate of succinate-supplemented mitochondria in state III (coupled state in the presence of ADP + Pi); (ii) the rate of synthesis of ATP in succinate-supplemented mitochondria; (iii) the ...

journal_title：Archives of gerontology and geriatrics

authors： Capozza G,Guerrieri F,Vendemiale G,Altomare E,Papa S

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dynamics of self-organized systems are characterized by irreversible processes in which the exchange of matter, energy and signals among genetic, metabolic and environmental patterns are nonlinear; reversible events (i.e., at equilibrium) occur only in special cases. The adaptations of complex systems to the envir...

journal_title：Archives of gerontology and geriatrics

authors： Inchingolo GM

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A double blind, comparative, parallel and randomized clinical trial was used for evaluation of two nootropics with anti-aging actions: Meclofenoxate (MF) and Antagonic-Stress (AS). Sixty-three old persons divided into 2 groups (average age: 68.6 and 70.8 years, respectively) with senile dementia of Alzheimer type (SDA...

journal_title：Archives of gerontology and geriatrics

authors： Popa R,Schneider F,Mihalas G,Stefaniga P,Mihalas IG,Maties R,Mateescu R

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-three institutionalized subjects, confused and disoriented as to time, space and persons, were divided into two groups: the study group and the control group. The study group then participated in a 3-month period of formal Realithy Orientation Therapy (ROT). At the end of the 3 months of therapy significant dif...

journal_title：Archives of gerontology and geriatrics

authors： Baldelli MV,Pirani A,Motta M,Abati E,Mariani E,Manzi V

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aging seems to be related to various vascular diseases, such as dissecting aneurysm and atherosclerosis. The nature of the relationship between aging and these vascular diseases has not been completely clarified. The goal of this study was to investigate, using morphological and morphometrical methods, the age related...

journal_title：Archives of gerontology and geriatrics

authors： Orlandi A,Mauriello A,Marino B,Spagnoli LG

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Choline acetyltransferase (CAT) and muscarinic cholinergic receptor (MCR) activities are markedly reduced in aged as compared with young-adult rat brain. Nicergoline was found to correct these reduced activities in most regions of the brain, especially in the cerebral cortex and hippocampus. Chronic administration of ...

journal_title：Archives of gerontology and geriatrics

authors： Ogawa N,Asanuma M,Hirata H,Kondo Y,Kawada Y,Mori A

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the relation between cholesteryl-ester transfer activity (CETA) and abdominal aortic calcification in elderly subjects. Compared with 10 young healthy subjects (mean +/- S.D. age, 27 +/-2 years) and to 26 elderly subjects without abdominal aortic calcification (79 +/- 7 years), 16 elderly patients with abdo...

journal_title：Archives of gerontology and geriatrics

authors： Miyashita Y,Morimoto S,Fukuo K,Masuyama T,Yasuda O,Koh E,Tamatani M,Nakahashi T,Ogihara T

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The kinetics of idebenone (45 mg twice daily p.o.) in 6 Caucasian chronic hepatopathic patients without portal hypertension were studied. The pharmacokinetic parameters were evaluated both for single (day 1) and multiple (day 10) administrations. These 6 patients showed a first order bi-compartimental kinetic curve fo...

journal_title：Archives of gerontology and geriatrics

authors： Coto V,Oliviero U,Sorrentino P,Cocozza M,De Paola P,Lingetti M

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Codergocrine mesylate (dihydroergotoxine; DHET), which is an ergot derivative, has been reported to counteract some age-induced impairments in brain function, but the mechanism of these effects is not known. We examined the effect of chronic DHET administration on the somatostatinergic system in the brains of aged rat...

journal_title：Archives of gerontology and geriatrics

authors： Tanaka K,Ogawa N,Asanuma M,Hirata H,Kondo Y,Chou HH,Mori A

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a double-blind, placebo-controlled study, the acute central effects of amantadine infusions (200 mg for 1 h) were studied in 20 mildly demented patients (DSM-III-R) utilizing EEG mapping as well as psychometry and psychophysiology at the hours 0, 2, 4, 6 and 8. Multivariate analysis of the EEG demonstrated a signif...

journal_title：Archives of gerontology and geriatrics

authors： Saletu B,Anderer P,Semlitsch HV,Grünberger J,Linzmayer L,Chaudhry HR

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the occurence and causes of anaemia and other haematological abnormalities in 142 elderly patients (43 men, 99 women; median age 79 and 80 years), admitted to long-term care. Healthy 81-year-old subjects (n = 220) were used as reference group. Anaemia according to the WHO definition was much more commo...

journal_title：Archives of gerontology and geriatrics

authors： Granérus AK,Nilsson-Ehle H,Westin J

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two hundred and fifty-six carers of elderly people aged 70 and over were questioned on their attitudes towards their caring role and their preferences for their own future care. Despite the fact that most were providing assistance at high personal cost, most cares were highly committed to their caring role. However, t...

journal_title：Archives of gerontology and geriatrics

authors： Jones DA,Salvage AV

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a single-blind, placebo-controlled study the acute and chronic antianginal effects of three slow-release (SR) new formulations of isosorbide dinitrate (ISDN 60, 80, 100 mg) have been comparatively evaluated in a group of aged affected by chronic stable effort-induced angina. Compared to placebo, overall the active ...

journal_title：Archives of gerontology and geriatrics

authors： Mazzola C,Vaccarella A,Serra G,Lissoni F,Piemonti C,Fasana S,Poggi-Longostrevi G,Renzetti I,Maggi GC

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The state of oxidation of membrane proteins was analyzed in red cell subpopulations of different age by quantifying the oxidation of methionine to its sulfoxide and by determining the amount of thiol groups in ghost membrane preparations and the reactivity of thiols of individual membrane proteins in intact cells. The...

journal_title：Archives of gerontology and geriatrics

authors： Castellana MA,Piccinini G,Minetti G,Seppi C,Balduini C,Brovelli A

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00