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Association of Delirium Incidence with Visitation Restrictions due to COVID-19 Pandemic in Patients with Acute Cerebrovascular Disease in a Stroke-Unit Setting: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Conclusion: Pandemic-associated visitation restrictions and specifically absolute visitation restrictions are associated with a higher incidence of delirium among stroke-unit patients with acute cerebrovascular disease. Benefit and harm of visitation restrictions should be carefully weighed and adjustments considered for patients otherwise at increased risk for delirium.Gerontology
Source: Gerontology - October 6, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Impact of COVID-19 on ischemic stroke care in Hungary
AbstractData about the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic ’s collateral damage on ischemic stroke (IS) care during the second epidemic wave in Central Europe are limited. We sought to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on Hungarian IS care during the two epidemic waves. This retrospective observational study was based on a nationwide reimbursem ent database that encompasses all IS admissions and all reperfusion interventions, i.e., intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) and endovascular therapy (EVT) from 2 January 2017 to 31 December 2020 in Hungary. COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on the number of IS admission...
Source: AGE - August 18, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Management of Atrial Fibrillation in Elderly Adults
Driven in large part by the aging of the population and the increasing prevalence of cardiovascular comorbidities associated with atrial fibrillation (AF), there is a burgeoning epidemic of AF in elderly adults. Although there is a large body of literature to guide management of people with AF, elderly adults with AF are frequently underrepresented in clinical trials. This review provides a contemporary update on management of elderly adults with AF with a particular focus on the two main clinical challenges that AF poses: stroke risk reduction and control of symptoms. The evidence to support novel AF treatment strategies ...
Source: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society - December 1, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Yaanik Desai, Mikhael F. El ‐Chami, Angel R. Leon, Faisal M. Merchant Tags: Clinical Management of Older Adult Source Type: research