Admission high-sensitivity cardiac troponin levels as a prognostic indicator for in-hospital mortality rates in the elderly and very elderly COVID-19 patients.

Background: Elevation of cardiac troponin (cTn) is associated with the worst prognosis not only in cardiovascular disease but also in non-cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study is to verify if cTn has a prognostic role in elderly and very elderly coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients.

Methods: This study enrolled consecutive COVID-19 elderly patients hospitalized at INRCA hospital, with available admission high sensitivity cardiac troponin T (HS-cTnT) level.

Examination of a social-learning program implemented in a maximum-security state hospital setting.

The present study examines the extent to which clients with serious mental illnesses (SMI) enrolled in a social-learning program (SLP) within a maximum-security state hospital were able to achieve discharge to less restrictive settings without requiring a return to maximum security. Retrospective analyses were undertaken to examine several time periods of the SLP's operation within maximum security. From 1988 to 2019, 248 clients were discharged from the SLP.

Is dual therapy the correct strategy in frail elderly patients with atrial fibrillation and acute coronary syndrome?

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a very common arrhythmia in clinical practice. Its incidence and prevalence are age-related and are growing in the last years. Age is a risk factor also for coronary artery disease (CAD), and with the evolution of preventive care, the first event (acute coronary syndrome (ACS) or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)) takes place at a later age.

Fred J. Frese III (1940-2018).

Fred J. Frese III, called a "national treasure" by Mike Hogan, Chair of the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health, died July 16, 2018, at his home in Hudson, Ohio, surrounded by his family. Fred was an extraordinary human being who was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and rose to become an influential and accomplished psychologist who inspired all he met.