Prognosis and Survival of Older Patients With Dizziness in Primary Care: A 10-Year Prospective Cohort Study.

CONCLUSIONS: The 10-year mortality rate was lower for the dizziness subtype vertigo compared with other subtypes. Patients with dizziness primarily caused by peripheral vestibular disease had a lower mortality rate than patients with cardiovascular disease. Substantial dizziness-related impairment in older patients with dizziness 10 years later is high, and indicates that current treatment strategies by family physicians may be suboptimal. PMID: 32152013 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32152013?dopt=Abstract

Source: Annals of Family Medicine - February 29, 2020 Category: Primary Care Authors: van Vugt VA, Bas G, van der Wouden JC, Dros J, van Weert HCPM, Yardley L, Twisk JWR, van der Horst HE, Maarsingh OR Tags: Ann Fam Med Source Type: research