The Role of Combined Muscle Ultrasound and Bioimpedentiometry Parameters for Sarcopenia Diagnosis in a Population of Hospitalized Older Adults.

Background: For the study of quantitative and qualitative muscle parameters, ultrasound and bioelectric impedance analysis are reliable, non-invasive, and reproducible. The aim of this study was to test the combined role of those techniques for the diagnosis of sarcopenia in a population of hospitalized older males and females.

Methods: A total of 70 subjects were recruited, including 10 healthy adults and 60 hospitalized elderly patients with a good level of independence and cooperation, with and without sarcopenia.

Arterial stiffness and cardiovascular risk in patients with nephrolithiasis: a 10-year prospective study.

Background: Nephrolithiasis is frequently associated with cardiovascular diseases. These conditions present common risk factors: systemic inflammation that promotes oxidative stress leading to arterial wall stiffening may also play a role in plaque formation predisposing to nephrolithiasis.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate arterial stiffness indices at baseline and after a 10-year follow-up, in patients with nephrolithiasis compared with patients without.

Sarcopenia, sarcopenic obesity, and arterial stiffness among older adults.

Background: Aging is associated with a higher prevalence of sarcopenia, sarcopenic obesity (SO), and increased arterial stiffening, with possible detrimental effects on morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to assess the relationships between sarcopenia, SO, and different indexes of arterial stiffness in older adults.

Methods: A total of 77 hospitalized patients (mean age 78.

Predictors of hospital readmission rate in geriatric patients.

Background: Hospital readmissions among older adults are associated with progressive functional worsening, increased institutionalization and mortality.

Aim: Identify the main predictors of readmission in older adults.

Methods: We examined readmission predictors in 777 hospitalized subjects (mean age 84.

Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index and Aging: Differences between CAVI and CAVI0.

Background: Cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) and CAVI0 (a mathematical expression derived from CAVI, supposed to be less dependent on blood pressure), can describe arterial stiffness, considering a wide proportion of the arterial tree. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between CAVI, CAVI0 and aging, looking at the differences between the two arterial stiffness indexes.

Methods: A total of 191 patients (68 male, mean age 68.