Publications by authors named "Lara Tahir"
Background: Managing older patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE) is challenging due to their underrepresentation in clinical trials, comorbidities, and increased complication risk.
Objectives: To evaluate risk assessment and management outcomes in older patients with PE focusing on home and reperfusion treatment.
Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on patients aged 70 years or older diagnosed with acute PE at an academic medical center (2015-2022).
Article Synopsis
- Falls are very common for older people and can lead to serious health issues and higher medical costs.
- Programs designed to help prevent these falls are effective, but many older adults don’t join them.
- A study tested a new way to get older people involved in fall prevention after they visited the emergency room, and most were willing to participate and follow the program.