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Drugs & Aging

Issue 8/2018

Content (8 Articles)

Current Opinion

How Common is Statin Use in the Oldest Old?

Wade Thompson, Anton Pottegård, Jesper Bo Nielsen, Peter Haastrup, Dorte Ejg Jarbøl

Review Article

Treatment of Glioblastoma in the Elderly

Rebecca A. Harrison, John F. de Groot

Systematic Review

Pharmacological Interventions to Improve Muscle Mass, Muscle Strength and Physical Performance in Older People: An Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses

Anton De Spiegeleer, David Beckwée, Ivan Bautmans, Mirko Petrovic, Ivan Bautmans, Charlotte Beaudart, David Beckwée, Ingo Beyer, Olivier Bruyère, Sandra De Breucker, Anne-Marie De Cock, Andreas Delaere, Marie de Saint-Hubert, Anton De Spiegeleer, Evelien Gielen, Stany Perkisas, Maurits Vandewoude

Original Research Article

Kidney Function, Polypharmacy, and Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in a Community-Based Cohort of Older Adults

Alex Secora, G. Caleb Alexander, Shoshana H. Ballew, Josef Coresh, Morgan E. Grams

Original Research Article

Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of a Physician-Implemented Medication Screening Tool in Older Hospitalised Patients in Ireland

Gary L. O’Brien, Denis O’Mahony, Paddy Gillespie, Mark Mulcahy, Valerie Walshe, Marie N. O’Connor, David O’Sullivan, James Gallagher, Stephen Byrne

Original Research Article

Safety of Antidepressant Classes Used Following Traumatic Brain Injury Among Medicare Beneficiaries: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Jennifer S. Albrecht, Vani Rao, Eleanor M. Perfetto, C. Daniel Mullins

Obesity Clinical Trial Summary

At a glance: The STEP trials

A round-up of the STEP phase 3 clinical trials evaluating semaglutide for weight loss in people with overweight or obesity.

Developed by: Springer Medicine

Highlights from the ACC 2024 Congress

Year in Review: Pediatric cardiology

Watch Dr. Anne Marie Valente present the last year's highlights in pediatric and congenital heart disease in the official ACC.24 Year in Review session.

Year in Review: Pulmonary vascular disease

The last year's highlights in pulmonary vascular disease are presented by Dr. Jane Leopold in this official video from ACC.24.

Year in Review: Valvular heart disease

Watch Prof. William Zoghbi present the last year's highlights in valvular heart disease from the official ACC.24 Year in Review session.

Year in Review: Heart failure and cardiomyopathies

Watch this official video from ACC.24. Dr. Biykem Bozkurt discusses last year's major advances in heart failure and cardiomyopathies.