Brain natriuretic peptide usefulness in very elderly dyspnoeic patients: the BED study.

Aims: To evaluate the interest of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) for heart failure (HF) diagnosis in very old patients.

Methods And Results: A total of 383 patients aged 80 years or older, hospitalized in geriatrics care for dyspnoea, had a BNP measurement at the acute phase. Independent cardiologists blinded to BNP values classified the patients into cardiac vs.

Patient journey in decompensated heart failure: An analysis in departments of cardiology and geriatrics in the Greater Paris University Hospitals.

Background: Hospitalization for worsening/acute heart failure is increasing in France, and limited data are available on referral/discharge modalities.

Aim: To evaluate patients' journeys before and after hospitalization for this condition.

Methods: On 1 day per week, between October 2014 and February 2015, this observational study enrolled 260 consecutive patients with acute/worsening heart failure in all 10 departments of cardiology and four of the departments of geriatrics in the Greater Paris University Hospitals.

Treatment of Hypertensive Patients With Diabetes and Microalbuminuria With Combination Indapamide SR/Amlodipine: Retrospective Analysis of NESTOR.

Background: Combination treatments for hypertension most often include a renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) inhibitor. However, systolic blood pressure (SBP) remains difficult to control. Non-RAAS-inhibiting strategies such as calcium channel blocker/thiazide-like diuretic combinations may offer effective alternatives.

Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I, Insulin-Like Growth factor Binding Protein-3 and Blood Hemoglobin Concentration in an Elderly Population.

Background: Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) serum level decreases with age, and this decrease may underlie hemoglobin (Hb) decrease. The objective of the study was to assess the relationship between IGF-I and insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) serum levels and Hb, after adjustment especially for major nutritional factors in an elderly population because IGF-I system depends on nutritional state, often impaired in the elderly.

Methods: Hemoglobin concentration was tested for 672 participants evaluated during an outpatient geriatric assessment.

Relationship between orthostatic hypotension and cognitive impairment in the elderly.

Background And Purpose: To determine the relationship between orthostatic hypotension (OH) and cognitive function in elderly subjects with memory complaints.

Methods: We studied the association between cognitive function and OH in 495 consecutive elderly outpatients attending a memory centre. Blood pressure (BP) was measured in a sitting and standing position.