Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy improves functional capacity and quality of life in patients with persistent class III and IV heart failure despite optimal medical therapy, and there is also evidence that Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy may reverse structural remodeling in selected patients. Although individual trials of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy were underpowered to assess survival, a meta-analysis of outcomes from four randomized trials involving more than 800 patients found that Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy reduces mortality from heart failure. (more…)
Results from several recently completed trials have important implications for the primary prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death Preve ...
Supraventricular Tachyarrhythmia The principles of drug and non-drug management of supraventricular tachyarrhythmia (SVT) are si ...
Pacemaker therapy is indicated in patients with symptomatic bradycardia (syncope, presyncope, dyspnea, and exercise intolerance) co ...
Atrial Fibrillation affects approximately 2.3 million people in the United States and is the most common rhythm disorder among U.S. ...
There are intrinsic changes in the cardiac pacemaker cells and the cardiac conduction system associated with aging, which increase ...
Carotid sinus hypersensitivity ( more than 3-second pause or a decrease in systolic blood pressure = 50 mm Hg during carotid sinus massage) predominantly affects elderly patients, although the prevalence in the general population has not been precisely defined. In elderly patients with recurrent syncope, carotid sinus hypersensitivity has been reported in up to 35% of cases. Permanent pacing in patients with carotid sinus syndrome (carotid sinus hypersensitivity associated with syncope) is indicated. Observational and randomized studies have shown that recurrent symptoms are significantly reduced after permanent pacemaker implantation in patients with carotid sinus syndrome. (more…)
Neurocardiogenic Vasovagal syncope is more common in younger patients but also should be considered in elderly patients with unexpl ...
Aging is associated with progressive fibrosis of the sinoatrial node and AV conduction system, resulting in bradycardia, which may ...
Pacemaker therapy is indicated in patients with symptomatic bradycardia (syncope, presyncope, dyspnea, and exercise intolerance) co ...
There are intrinsic changes in the cardiac pacemaker cells and the cardiac conduction system associated with aging, which increase ...
Results from several recently completed trials have important implications for the primary prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death Preve ...
The majority of older adults who suffer from depression experience lower-level symptoms that do not meet diagnostic criteria for major depressive disorder. The DSM recognizes several well-defined disorders that are considered minor depressive states. Dysthymia is defined as presence of one of the two defining symptoms plus at least two other symptoms of depression continuously for a period of at least 2 years. This chronic, low-level depression typically manifests relatively early in life and is in fact less prevalent in older than in younger persons. (more…)
Depression is not a monolithic disorder. Rather, it presents in a variety of syndromes that may vary in severity, length, and ass ...
It is estimated that about 6 million Americans over 65 suffer from depression in late life. The sad reality is that 10% are loo ...
Depression is the most common mental health problem in the elderly. While the incidence in community-dwelling older adults is n ...
Depression in late life is closely linked with senescence at a very basic level. Before discussing medical illness and disease ...
It is now almost axiomatic that late-life depression is under detected, under diagnosed, and under treated. Although this basic ...
You must understand that getting old is not an easy phase that our loved ones or the people that we know go through. Actually, everybody will age as time passes but each one will accept such a fate in different ways. But one thing that is the same, caring for older people should always be implemented and acted out. (more…)
In these modern times when different medicines are available to each and every pain that one feels, it still doesn't replace th ...
My job is to plan for catastrophe, yet Jane’s story was an echo of my own. My mother, a fiercely seniors independent and proud ...
One of the biggest obstacles my clients struggle with is that it may be time to tell their parents what to do. They'll tell me they ...
Funerals can cost thousands of dollars, money that many families just don't have right now. Though the tradition of honoring lo ...
Are you a Baby Boomer who is taking take of an elderly loved one? I am. Perhaps you have dependent children too. And maybe a jo ...
It has been proven over the years that strength training exercises have been used by athletes and sports enthusiasts to improve their overall performance. This can hold true for anyone, regardless of their fitness level or age. Strength training can be a tremendous benefit to help improve overall health, wellness, strength, and build up your body to fight disease. (more…)
As a normal ageing process, as you grow older, you will lose muscle fiber. The composition between fats and muscles in your bod ...
An international consensus statement on physical activity, fitness and health (Bouchard et al 1994) identifies six areas affect ...
The systemic benefits of exogenous Growth Hormone therapy in the healthy elderly remain unclear and controversial. Studies have ...
Some researches on relation between exercise and body human health results indicate that in addition to increasing muscle capac ...
If you are really serious about keeping yourself in healthy condition during your silver years, exercise! Everybody wants to li ...
The interpretation of physical health complaints due to anxiety or hypochondria is often a form of physical symptoms dismiss persons who are not familiar with a medical facility, which in May this allows for the accounting and ‘medical insurance, scouring, which does not benefit of patients. These authors also discuss diseases are often associated with depression, such as heart failure, Parkinson’s disease and hypothyroidism, and medications, the cause of depression to side effects such as antihypertensive drugs and barbiturates. Emphasize the importance of distinguishing between the true symptoms of depression caused by illness or medication. (more…)
It is estimated that about 6 million Americans over 65 suffer from depression in late life. The sad reality is that 10% are loo ...
Depression is not a monolithic disorder. Rather, it presents in a variety of syndromes that may vary in severity, length, and ass ...
The majority of older adults who suffer from depression experience lower-level symptoms that do not meet diagnostic criteria fo ...
Depression is the most common mental health problem in the elderly. While the incidence in community-dwelling older adults is n ...
Most older adults adapt successfully to the multiple developmental and social changes and late life depression that are common ...
The first line of defense belongs to a compound in the body called alpha lipoic acid (ALA). You may already know the importance I place on this multitasking, multi protective supplement. But recent studies have shown that it is even more powerful than previously thought.
Alpha lipoic acid is a very powerful antioxidant, anti-inflammatory agent, but additional amounts can be obtained only from (more…)
It is truly an astounding promised by products that claimed can help slowing aging. There were plenty of such products and yo ...
Enzymatic Antioxidants Certain enzymes and many small water-soluble and lipid-soluble molecules can intercept and destroy free ra ...
Anti-aging and age skin care products added with Alpha Hydroxy Acids (AHA) are flooding cosmetic market. Alpha hydroxy acids ar ...
There are many options of foods and supplements that we can choose to slow the aging process. Not only it helps maintain our youthf ...