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Autor:
Neil D. Gillespie, Simon Laidlaw
Publikováno v:
Reviews in Clinical Gerontology. 16:281-289
Diuretics are commonly prescribed in older people and are often used for prolonged periods. Indications for their use include heart failure and hypertension. They are also used to empirically treat complaints such as swollen ankles and shortness of b
Autor:
Stuart D. Hutcheon, Neil D. Gillespie, Allan D. Struthers, Miles D. Witham, Marion E. T. McMurdo
Publikováno v:
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 53:1991-1995
Objectives: To determine the predictive power of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) regarding death in older, functionally impaired patients with multiple comorbidity. Design: Prospective cohort study. Setting: Specialist geriatric assessment clinic an
Autor:
Neil D. Gillespie
Publikováno v:
British Medical Bulletin. :49-62
Chronic heart failure is a common problem in old age. Dyspnoea and fatigue are the most common symptoms and should alert the clinician to the likely diagnosis. When there is a clinical suspicion of heart failure, further assessment is required to con
Publikováno v:
European Journal of Heart Failure. 4:91-98
Background: Heart failure (HF) is difficult to diagnose and treat in older patients. Symptoms may be non-specific and the presence of co-morbidities and polypharmacy complicate treatment strategies. There are, however, few data to quantify the extent
Publikováno v:
Scottish Medical Journal. 56:23-25
Access to echocardiography remains suboptimal for many older patients; hand-held echocardiography may improve access to this investigation. New methods of service provision may, however, not always result in appropriate use by clinicians. The aim of
Publikováno v:
Age and Ageing. 28:53-57
OBJECTIVE: To assess the attitudes of consultant members of the British Geriatrics Society to elderly patients driving motor vehicles. DESIGN: An anonymous postal survey assessing knowledge and attitudes to driving in elderly people. A standardized q
Autor:
Gavin Main, N Kennedy, Allan B. Bridges, G. P. Mcneill, Dawood Darbar, Neil D. Gillespie, T. H. Pringle
Publikováno v:
The American Journal of Cardiology. 78:736-740
Concomitant coronary artery disease often occurs in patients with peripheral vascular disease, but it may be asymptomatic. Despite being asymptomatic, cardiovascular events are the main source of morbidity and mortality in this group of patients. Dip
Autor:
Simon Laidlaw, Jennifer Hanslip, Carolyn A. Leslie, Miles D. Witham, Marion E. T. McMurdo, Lynn Ramage, Suzanne L. Burns, Neil D. Gillespie
Publikováno v:
Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation. 92(8)
Witham MD, Ramage L, Burns SL, Gillespie ND, Hanslip J, Laidlaw S, Leslie CA, McMurdo ME. Trends in function and postdischarge mortality in a medicine for the elderly rehabilitation center over a 10-year period. Objectives To ascertain trends in func
Autor:
Miles D. Witham, Allan D. Struthers, Neil D. Gillespie, Marion E. T. McMurdo, Linda J. Crighton
Publikováno v:
Circulation: Heart Failure. 3
We thank Begg, Cleland, and Witte for their interest in our article and for their comments that further the debate on the role of vitamin D in vascular disease. As they correctly point out, we deliberately took a pragmatic approach to patient selecti
Autor:
Allan D. Struthers, Neil D. Gillespie, Linda J. Crighton, Miles D. Witham, Marion E. T. McMurdo
Publikováno v:
Circulation. Heart failure. 3(2)
Background— Low 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels, commonly found in older patients with heart failure, may contribute to the chronic inflammation and skeletal myopathy that lead to poor exercise tolerance. We tested whether vitamin D supplementation of p