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Chiara Grassini

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Choice and Outcomes of Rate Control versus Rhythm Control in Elderly Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: A Report from the REPOSI Study

2018

Background: Among rate-control or rhythm-control strategies, there is conflicting evidence as to which is the best management approach for non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF) in elderly patients. Design: We performed an ancillary analysis from the ‘Registro Politerapie SIMI’ study, enrolling elderly inpatients from internal medicine and geriatric wards. Methods: We considered patients enrolled from 2008 to 2014 with an AF diagnosis at admission, treated with a rate-control-only or rhythm-control-only strategy. Results: Among 1114 patients, 241 (21.6%) were managed with observation only and 122 (11%) were managed with both the rate- and rhythm-control approaches. Of the remaining 751 patie…

MaleAnti-Arrhythmia Agents/therapeutic useantiarrhythmic agentComorbidityAged; Aged 80 and over; Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; Atrial Fibrillation; Comorbidity; Diabetes Mellitus; Female; Heart Failure; Heart Rate; Hospitalization; Humans; Male; Odds Ratio; Polypharmacy; Prevalence; Geriatrics and Gerontology; Pharmacology (medical)030204 cardiovascular system & hematologyanticoagulant agentDiabetes Mellitus/drug therapy0302 clinical medicineHeart RateAtrial Fibrillation80 and overOdds RatioPrevalencePharmacology (medical)030212 general & internal medicineLS4_4Aged 80 and overantiarrhythmic agent anticoagulant agent antithrombocytic agent calcium channel blocking agent digoxinHeart Rate/drug effectsDiabetes MellituAtrial fibrillationantithrombocytic agentdigoxinHospitalizationAnti-Arrhythmia AgentFemaleAnti-Arrhythmia AgentsHumanmedicine.medical_specialtySocio-culturale-Geriatrics and Gerontology; Pharmacology (medical)03 medical and health sciencesInternal medicineDiabetes mellitusHeart rateantiarrhythmic agent; anticoagulant agent; antithrombocytic agent; calcium channel blocking agent; digoxinmedicineDiabetes MellitusHumansAgedPolypharmacyHeart Failurebusiness.industryAtrial Fibrillation/drug therapyOdds ratiomedicine.diseaseHeart Failure/drug therapyComorbidityConfidence intervalcalcium channel blocking agentHeart failurePolypharmacyAged; Aged 80 and over; Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; Atrial Fibrillation; Comorbidity; Diabetes Mellitus; Female; Heart Failure; Heart Rate; Hospitalization; Humans; Male; Odds Ratio; Polypharmacy; PrevalenceGeriatrics and Gerontologybusiness
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Drug Prescription and Delirium in Older Inpatients: Results From the Nationwide Multicenter Italian Delirium Day 2015-2016

2019

Objective This study aimed to evaluate the association between polypharmacy and delirium, the association of specific drug categories with delirium, and the differences in drug-delirium association between medical and surgical units and according to dementia diagnosis. Methods Data were collected during 2 waves of Delirium Day, a multicenter delirium prevalence study including patients (aged 65 years or older) admitted to acute and long-term care wards in Italy (2015-2016); in this study, only patients enrolled in acute hospital wards were selected (n = 4,133). Delirium was assessed according to score on the 4 "A's" Test. Prescriptions were classified by main drug categories; polypharmacy w…

Malediagnosismedications0302 clinical medicinepreventionAged 80 and over; Delirium; Drug Prescriptions; Female; Hospital Departments; Humans; Male; Prevalence; Polypharmacy; Prescription Drugs80 and overPrevalenceMedicineLS4_4030212 general & internal medicineAcute hospitalmedia_commonAged 80 and overConfoundingelderly patients hip fracture hospitalized patients prediction rule risk factor dementia events medications prevention diagnosisrisk-factorrisk factorhip fracturePsychiatry and Mental HealthFemalemedicine.symptomeventsDrugmedicine.medical_specialtyPrescription Drugshospitalized-patientsmedia_common.quotation_subjectMEDLINEHospital DepartmentsSocio-culturaleelderly-patientselderly patientsbehavioral disciplines and activitiesDrug Prescriptions03 medical and health sciencesInternal medicinemental disordersDementiaHumansMedical prescriptionprediction ruleAgedPolypharmacybusiness.industryhospitalized patientsDeliriummedicine.diseasenervous system diseasesPolypharmacyDeliriumelderly-patients; hip fracture; hospitalized-patients; prediction rule; risk-factor; dementia; events; medications; prevention; diagnosisbusiness030217 neurology & neurosurgerydementia
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Adherence to antithrombotic therapy guidelines improves mortality among elderly patients with atrial fibrillation: insights from the REPOSI study

2016

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with a substantial risk of thromboembolism and mortality, significantly reduced by oral anticoagulation. Adherence to guidelines may lower the risks for both all cause and cardiovascular (CV) deaths. Methods: Our objective was to evaluate if antithrombotic prophylaxis according to the 2012 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines is associated to a lower rate of adverse outcomes. Data were obtained from REPOSI; a prospective observational study enrolling inpatients aged ≥65 years. Patients enrolled in 2012 and 2014 discharged with an AF diagnosis were analysed. Results: Among 2535 patients, 558 (22.0 %) were discharged with a diagnos…

Antithrombotic therapy; Atrial fibrillation; Elderly; Guidelines; Outcomes; Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineMaleRegistrieTime Factorsantithrombotic therapy; atrial fibrillation; elderly; guidelines; outcomesAtrial fibrillation (AF)Practice PatternsKaplan-Meier Estimate030204 cardiovascular system & hematologyGuidelineoutcomesCoronary artery disease0302 clinical medicineElderlyRisk FactorsAtrial FibrillationAntithrombotic80 and overAge Factor030212 general & internal medicineRegistriesguidelinesAntithrombotic therapy Atrial fibrillation Elderly Guidelines OutcomesPractice Patterns Physicians'OutcomeAged 80 and overFibrinolytic AgentAge FactorsAtrial fibrillationGeneral MedicineTreatment OutcomeItalyAtrial fibrillation (AF) thromboembolism antithrombotic prophylaxisPractice Guidelines as TopicCardiologyFemaleGuideline AdherenceCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineHumanAntithrombotic therapy; Atrial fibrillation; Elderly; Guidelines; Outcomes; Age Factors; Aged; Aged 80 and over; Atrial Fibrillation; Chi-Square Distribution; Female; Fibrinolytic Agents; Guideline Adherence; Humans; Italy; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Logistic Models; Male; Practice Patterns Physicians'; Proportional Hazards Models; Registries; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Thromboembolism; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicinemedicine.medical_specialtyLogistic ModelTime FactorSocio-culturaleLower riskRisk Assessment03 medical and health sciencesFibrinolytic AgentsInternal medicineThromboembolismmedicineHumansProportional Hazards ModelsAgedAntithrombotic therapyPhysicians'Chi-Square Distributionbusiness.industryProportional hazards modelRisk FactorSettore MED/09 - MEDICINA INTERNAGuidelinethromboembolismmedicine.diseaseAtrial fibrillationLogistic ModelsProportional Hazards Modelantithrombotic prophylaxisbusinessChi-squared distributionFibrinolytic agent
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