Journal of gerontology
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Journal of gerontology · Sep 1993
Acute delirium and functional decline in the hospitalized elderly patient.
Delirium is often considered a transient cognitive syndrome. Its effect on long-term physical function, however, has not been well defined. ⋯ This finding of a nontransient, perhaps permanent consequence of delirium invites reexamination of the definition of delirium from that of an acute, reversible syndrome to one of acute onset with long-term sequelae.
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Journal of gerontology · Sep 1993
Comparative StudyClaudication pain and hemodynamic responses to exercise in younger and older peripheral arterial disease patients.
Claudication patients who are candidates for exercise can frequently walk to maximal pain without experiencing exaggerated blood pressure and heart rate, as well as other clinical symptoms. However, these concomitant problems are more likely to become apparent as patients age. Consequently, this study compared the claudication and hemodynamic responses to exercise in younger and older peripheral arterial disease patients. ⋯ Greater impairment in the peripheral hemodynamic measurements occurs without exaggerated heart rate and blood pressure responses in older claudication patients who walk to maximal leg pain compared with younger patients.