Aging clinical and experimental research
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Nursing home institutionalization tends to exacerbate loss of functioning. ⋯ Multimodal exercise programs may help to maintain or improve nursing home residents' functioning.
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Number of elderly patients subjected to extensive surgical procedures in the presence of cardiovascular morbidities is increasing every year. Therefore, there is a need to make preoperative diagnostics more accurate. ⋯ Our results indicate that ACS NSQIP represents an accurate tool for preoperative assessment of elderly patients, especially if combined with cardiac biomarkers.