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  Pneumonia and hospitalizations in the elderly

  Francesco Cacciatore, Carlo Gaudiosi, Francesca Mazzella, Anna Scognamiglio, Irene Mattucci, Mauro Carone, Nicola Ferrara, Pasquale Abete

  17-05-2017

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2017.6377

  6753

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  Antiplatelet therapy is not a safer alternative to oral anticoagulants, even in older hospital-discharged patients with atrial fibrillation

  Mario Bo, Yolanda Falcone, Enrica Grisoglio, Margherita Marchetti, Federica Li Puma, Marina Iacovino, Enrico Brunetti, Gianfranco Fonte

  04-10-2016

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2016.6120

  1285

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  Serum interleukin-6 levels are higher in old age subjects with Alzheimer’s dementia

  Virginia Boccardi, Marta Baroni, Roberta Cecchetti, Michela Scamosci, Patrizia Bastiani, Patrizia Mecocci

  19-02-2021

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2021.9423

  7459

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• Anticholinergic and sedative medication burden in older adults: an observational analysis

  Jehath Syed, Prathibha Pereira, Tejaswini C J, Shilpa Avarebeel, Kshama Ramesh, Madhan Ramesh, Krishna Undela, Sri Harsha Chalasani

  06-11-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2025.14173

  375

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  Community acquired pneumonia in the elderly: the Pneumonia in Italian Acute Care for Elderly units (PIACE) study protocol by the Italian Society of Hospital and Community Geriatrics (SIGOT)

  Filippo Luca Fimognari, Andrea Corsonello, Alberto Pilotto, Massimo Rizzo, Valentina Bambara, Giovanna Cristiano, Alberto Ferrari, on behalf of the PIACE-SIGOT Study Group Investigators

  31-01-2017

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2016.6569

  6082

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  Impact of anticholinergic burden on cognitive impairment, disability and malnutrition: a cross-sectional study among hospitalized older patients

  Mariapaola Nastri, Giulio Bartoli, Paolo De Colle

  25-11-2019

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2019.8473

  947

  Downloads: 525

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  Prognostic value of anemia in terms of disability and mortality in hospitalized geriatric patients: results from the CRIME study

  Gloria Brombo, Marta Dianin, Lara Bianchi, Andrea Corsonello, Antonio Cherubini, Carmelinda Ruggiero, Graziano Onder, Stefano Volpato

  14-04-2016

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2016.5803

  1809

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• Prevalence, pattern, and potential predictors of microvascular complications in aging Nigerians with type 2 diabetes

  William Balogun, Martins Emuze, Lawrence Adebusoye, Olufemi Olowookere

  13-06-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2024.12308

  1024

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• Analysis of predictive factors for hospitalization outcomes in older patients: the Geriatric Risk Assessment and Care Evaluation (GRACE) study protocol by the Azienda Ospedaliera San Giovanni-Addolorata (AOSGA) and the Italian Society of Hospital and Community Geriatrics (SIGOT)

  Lorenzo Palleschi, Andrea Cavalli, Umberto Giuseppe Galasso, Angelo Scuteri, Elena Del Giudice, Moira Ceci, Liliana Mazza, Filippo Luca Fimognari

  25-06-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2025.13727

  482

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  The impact of COVID-19 first wave on long term care facilities of an Italian Province: an historical reference

  Andrea Tramarin , Nicola Gennaro, Giancarlo Dal Grande, Luciana Bragagnolo, Maria Rosa Carta, Davide Giavarina, Michela Pascarella, Mario Rassu, Antonio Matteazzi, Giampaolo Stopazzolo

  24-03-2021

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2021.9654

  3036

  Downloads: 535

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• Hepatocellular carcinoma management in older adults and its relation with frailty

  Gianluca Messina, Vincenzo Ostilio Palmieri

  13-02-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2025.13157

  1500

  Downloads: 302

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  International classification of function, disability and health framework for fall risk stratification in community dwelling older adults

  Majumi M. Noohu, Aparajit B. Dey, Shashi Sharma, Mohammed E. Hussain

  09-05-2017

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2017.6526

  2755

  Downloads: 1237

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• Assessing the health implications of anticholinergic drugs in older people

  Mariangela Boccardi, Virginia Boccardi

  22-01-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2025.13311

  1360

  Downloads: 423

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  The predictive efficacy of multidimensional prognostic index in the elderly with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction in a real world sample: the Post-Acute Long-Term Care setting

  Eleonora Pittui, Caterina Dore, Irene Mameli, Angelo Scuteri, Marco Dettori, Antonio Uneddu

  27-03-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2020.8407

  742

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  Implementation of the SELFY-MPI in five European countries: a multicenter international feasibility study

  Sabrina Zora, Katerin Leslie Quispe Guerrero, Nicola Veronese, Alberto Ferri, An L.D. Boone, Marta Pisano Gonzalez, Yves-Marie Pers, Hein Raat, Graham Baker, Alberto Cella, Alberto Pilotto

  02-12-2019

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2019.8502

  1524

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  Resistant hypertension in elderly patient with nephropathy in primary and secondary care settings

  Valerio Massimo Magro, Michele Caturano, Fulvio Cacciapuoti, Diana Lama, Federico Cacciapuoti

  10-11-2016

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2016.5968

  1736

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  Persistent bradycardia after hypoglycaemia: a case report and a brief literature review

  Beatrice Gasperini, Pierpaolo Lamanna, Rocco Serra, Roberto Montanari, Antonio Cherubini, Emma Espinosa

  18-04-2019

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2019.7670

  1945

  Downloads: 592

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  Acute medical illness and disability in the elderly

  Lorenzo Palleschi, Flavia Galdi, Claudio Pedone

  16-10-2018

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2018.7561

  1732

  Downloads: 829

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• Clinical outcomes and complication rates of peritoneal dialysis in elderly patients: an 18-year retrospective analysis

  Nabil Hmaidouch, Nada El Kadiri, Naima Ouzeddoun, Loubna Benamar

  12-03-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.13963

  88

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  Occupational therapy in special respite care: a new multicomponent model for challenging behavior in people with dementia

  Barbara Manni, Lucia Federzoni, Alessandro Lanzoni, Glenda Garzetta, Maud Graff, Andrea Fabbo

  16-10-2018

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2018.7649

  2532

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• Heart failure patients: what does it change in the elderly?

  Simone Dini, Vincenzo Gianturco, Annalisa Paglia, Enrico Brunetti, Aurora Vitali, Giulia Musatti, Mariagiovanna Cozza, Francesca Flavia Rossi, Davide Lobascio, Andrea Rossi, Liliana Mazza

  19-02-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.11708

  324

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  Multidimensional and nutritional evaluation in post-acute long-term care setting

  Antonio Uneddu, Mauro Sotgia, Valentina Spissu, Marta Manzocco, Alessandra Filippi

  27-09-2017

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2017.6644

  1140

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• An uncommon orthogeriatric syndrome: a case of Ogilvie’s syndrome

  Elisa Salsano, Oriana Rossi, Cecilia Rispoli, Marta Zuccarino, Lucio D’Avanzo, Luigi Esposito, Federico Ruggiero, Maria Rosaria Fiorentino, Giovanni Carifi, Nicola Vargas

  15-07-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2024.12685

  679

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  Multidimensional frailty in older people in general practitioners’ clinical practice: the SELFY-MPI SIGOT project

  Alberto Pilotto, Stefania Maggi, Alberto Ferrari, Giuseppe Rengo, Vincenzo Solfrizzi, Sabrina Zora, Ovidio Brignoli, Pierangelo Lora Aprile, Giuseppe Fascella, Ligia J. Dominguez, Nicola Veronese, Alberto Cella, on behalf of the SELFY-MPI SIGOT Project

  18-03-2022

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2022.10388

  2556

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  Anticoagulation therapy in the elderly with non-valvular atrial fibrillation: a double-edged sword

  Francesco Vetta, Gabriella Locorotondo, Giampaolo Vetta

  18-07-2017

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2017.6371

  2417

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  To translate pharmacogenetics in geriatrics: towards a personalized medicine

  Davide Seripa, Giulia Paroni, Michele Lauriola, Antonio Greco

  24-11-2015

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2015.5461

  2174

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  The role of comprehensive geriatric assessment in older patients affected by knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review

  Nicola Veronese, Anna Fazzari, Maela Caudal, Maria Cristina Polidori, Eva Topinkova, Francesco Mattace Raso, Marina Barbagelata, Mario Barbagallo, Alberto Pilotto

  30-12-2022

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2022.11049

  965

  Downloads: 584

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• The comprehensive geriatric assessment in emergency and intensive unit settings

  Mariagiovanna Cozza, Annalisa Paglia, Simone Dini, Vincenzo Di Francesco, Pierluigi Dal Santo, Virginia Boccardi

  01-10-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2024.12156

  1490

  Downloads: 454

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• The role of geriatric multidimensional assessment in elderly patients with severe aortic stenosis and candidates for transcatheter aortic valve implantation

  Rosa Stranieri, Anna Belfiore

  01-07-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2025.13768

  644

  Downloads: 357

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  Dementia in the old age: a gloomy wood later in life

  Virginia Boccardi, Lucia Paolacci, Patrizia Mecocci

  28-11-2018

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2018.7756

  1355

  Downloads: 691

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  COMEPA (COVID-19 Medicina Policlinico Palermo): a study in hospitalized patients

  The COMEPA group

  21-09-2021

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2021.9895

  1749

  Downloads: 402

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  Non-invasive assessment of gastric secretory function in centenarians

  Antonio Tursi, Rudi De Bastiani, Marilisa Franceschi, Elisabetta Goni, Matteo Riccò, Marino Venerito, Massimo Rugge, Carmelo Scarpignato, Marcello Picchio, Francesco Di Mario, the Primary Care collaborative group

  22-05-2017

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2017.6682

  1482

  Downloads: 702

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• Older patients with pulmonary embolism: a state-of-the-art review

  Liliana Mazza, Mariagiovanna Cozza, Francesca Flavia Rossi, Roberto Caragnulo, Giulia Mussatti, Annalisa Paglia, Mattia Brunori, Vincenzo Gianturco, Andrea Rossi, Simone Dini

  16-04-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2025.13427

  1376

  Downloads: 1094

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  Physical functional profile of hospitalized Brazilian older adults in preoperative vascular surgery

  Juliana Verdini de Carvalho Pinheiro, Mariana Fonseca Vaz, Ana Paula Novello, Leonardo Fonseca, Tiago Batista da Costa Xavier, Luciana Moisés Camilo, Marco Orsini, Marco Antonio Alves Azizi, Cristiane Sousa Nascimento Baez Garcia, Mauricio de Sant Anna Jr

  28-05-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2020.8784

  737

  Downloads: 446

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• A rapid weight loss caused by therapeutic cannabinoid use in an elderly individual: a case report

  Elisa Salsano, Oriana Rossi, Cecilia Rispoli, Marta Zuccarino, Loredana Tibullo, Nicola Vargas

  16-12-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2024.12889

  1114

  Downloads: 197
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  New trends in drug treatment of heart failure in old age

  Klara Komici, Leonardo Bencivenga, Angela Spezzano, Pierangela Nocella, Graziamaria Corbi, Nicola Ferrara, Giuseppe Rengo

  29-11-2018

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2018.7833

  1315

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  McConnel sign, a simple highly specific sign for identification of a frequent, under diagnosed association: pulmonary embolism and syncope

  Luca Pellizzari, Camilla Ferronato, Andrea Variola, Martina Setti, Vincenzo Di Francesco

  09-02-2022

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2021.10280

  2108

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  Oral anticoagulant therapy for older patients with atrial fibrillation

  Mario Bo, Enrico Brunetti

  29-09-2017

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2017.7038

  1566

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• The impact of glomerular filtration rate on short-term outcome in elderly patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

  Giuseppe Delli Carpini, Cristina Di Bartolomeo, Gianluca Testa, Germano Guerra, Klara Komici

  01-07-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2025.13542

  643

  Downloads: 581

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  The unavoidable costs of frailty: a geriatric perspective in the time of COVID-19

  Maria Cristina Polidori, Stefania Maggi, Francesco Mattace-Raso, Alberto Pilotto

  30-03-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2020.8989

  2740

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• Cost of care among older people with chronic medical conditions in a healthcare facility in southwestern Nigeria

  Olumuyiwa Akingunola, Taiwo Sogunle, Lydia Egua, Yesiru Kareem

  21-03-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2025.13118

  2350

  Downloads: 530

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  Receptive music interventions improve apathy and depression in elderly patients with dementia

  Massimiliano Massaia, Alessandro Reano, Chiara Luppi, Francesca Santagata, Margherita Marchetti, Giovanni Carlo Isaia

  28-03-2018

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2018.7248

  3771

  Downloads: 1595

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• Why should the Italian geriatrician be interested in elderly-onset inflammatory rheumatic diseases?

  Ciro Manzo

  16-06-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2025.13672

  281

  Downloads: 184

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  The Multidimensional Prognostic Index (MPI) for the prognostic stratification of hospitalized older patients with COVID-19: a prospective multicenter observational cohort study. Objectives, study design and expected outcomes (MPI_COVID-19)

  Carlo Custodero, Alberto Cella, Nicola Veronese, Margherita Azzini, Filippo Fimognari, Francesco Mattace-Raso, Maria Cristina Polidori, Carlo Sabbà, Alberto Pilotto

  27-04-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2020.9038

  1614

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  Sarcopenia in the elderly: from clinical aspects to therapeutic options

  Angelo Bianchetti, Andrea Novelli

  24-04-2019

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2019.8033

  3345

  Downloads: 1541

  HTML: 818
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  Delirium as a marker of vulnerability in the elderly

  Giuseppe Bellelli, Paolo Mazzola, Alessandro Morandi

  24-11-2015

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2015.5472

  3606

  Downloads: 1450

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• Sepsis and septic shock in geriatrics

  Aurora Vitali, Simone Dini, Mariagiovanna Cozza, Vincenzo Gianturco, Mattia Brunori, Liliana Mazza

  28-11-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2024.11709

  2919

  Downloads: 862

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  QTc prolongation during the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak: clinical risk management through hospital training course, focus on elderly patients

  Nicola Forni, Valentina Boasi, Katiuscia Sciole, Silvia Borile, Nicoletta Pingelli, Domenico Marra, Sara Tita Farinella, Giovanni Cenderello, Federico Ariel Sanchez

  27-08-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2020.9128

  921

  Downloads: 482

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  Measuring frailty in population-based healthcare databases: multi-dimensional prognostic indices for the improvement of geriatric care

  Janet Sultana, Giorgio Basile, Gianluca Trifiro'

  14-04-2016

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2016.5596

  2184

  Downloads: 1280

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• Cracking geriatric complexity: key messages from the Italian Society of Geriatrics Hospital and Territory Young Masterclass

  Liliana Mazza, Francesca Crosta, Roberto Caragnulo, Moira Ceci, Claudio De Lucia, Simone Dini, Lorenzo Palleschi

  01-07-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2025.13734

  660

  Downloads: 358

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