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Christine Perret-guillaume

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Faut-il réaliser un « Mini-Mental State Examination » chez tout sujet âgé hypertendu ?

2009

Hypertension constitutes a recognized risk factor of vascular dementia but also of Alzheimer-type dementia. Various longitudinal studies showed that midlife blood pressure level is one of the factors conditioning the onset of dementia syndrome in late life. The high risk of dementia is linked to leukoaraiosis, vascular rigidity, microcirculation disorders, oxidative stress, blood pressure fluctuations including orthostatic hypotension and strokes, all of those being associated with hypertension. Numerous clinical trials showed the positive effect of effective treatment of hypertension on the prevention of cognitive disorders and dementias. Thus, screening and early management of dementia an…

Pediatricsmedicine.medical_specialtybusiness.industryLeukoaraiosisCognitionmedicine.diseaseOrthostatic vital signsBlood pressuremental disordersmedicineDementiaRisk factorCognitive declineCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineVascular dementiabusinessJournal des Maladies Vasculaires
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Clinical determinants of failure in balance tests in elderly subjects

2008

We assessed the role of clinical and biological parameters on performance in four balance tests in elderly subjects. An observational study was conducted in the Center for Preventive Medicine of Nancy (France) in 2368 community-living elderly subjects aged 60 and older. Body mass index (BMI), Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), clock test, "Health score" and use of psychotropic drugs (UPD) were assessed. Participants performed four balance tests: "one-leg-stand" (OLS), "timed-up-and-go" (TUG), "rise-from-the-floor" (RFF) and "sit-to-stand" (STS). The statistical analysis showed that women were almost twice as likely to fail balance tests as men. In both women and men, the following determ…

MaleGerontologyAgingmedicine.medical_specialtyHealth (social science)Cross-sectional studyPhysical fitnessOverweightBody Mass IndexSex FactorsBrief Psychiatric Rating ScalePostural BalanceBrief Psychiatric Rating ScaleHumansMedicineGeriatric AssessmentPostural BalanceAgedPreventive healthcarebusiness.industryAge FactorsMiddle AgedCross-Sectional StudiesPhysical FitnessFemaleObservational studyGeriatrics and Gerontologymedicine.symptombusinessGerontologyBody mass indexArchives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
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Blood pressure and pulse wave velocity values in the institutionalized elderly aged 80 and over: baseline of the PARTAGE study.

2009

The aim of the longitudinal study PARTAGE (predictive values of blood pressure and arterial stiffness in institutionalized very aged population) was to determine the predictive value of blood pressure (BP) and arterial stiffness for overall mortality, major cardiovascular events and cognitive decline in a large population of institutionalized patients aged 80 and over. In the study herein, we present the baseline data values of this study.A total of 1130 patients were recruited (878 women), living in French and Italian nursing homes. Clinical and 3-day self-measurements of BP were conducted. Aortic and upper limb pulse wave velocity were obtained using a PulsePen tonometer.Of this populatio…

Malemedicine.medical_specialtyAgingPhysiologypulse wave velocityPopulationHemodynamicsBlood PressureHeart RatePredictive Value of TestsInternal medicineInternal MedicinemedicineHomes for the AgedHumansLongitudinal StudiesCognitive declineeducationPulse wave velocityAntihypertensive AgentsAortablodd pressure; pulse wave velocity; agingAged 80 and overblodd pressureeducation.field_of_studybusiness.industryBlood Pressure Determinationmedicine.diseasePulse pressureSurgeryNursing HomesSelf CareBlood pressureItalyPredictive value of testsPulsatile FlowBlood CirculationHypertensionArterial stiffnessCardiologyFemaleFranceCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinebusinessBlood Flow VelocityJournal of hypertension
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