Publications by authors named "Yves Wolmark"

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.

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Objective: To examine the diagnostic ability of the Lawton Instrumental Activities Daily Living (IADLs) scale and the Activities Daily Living (ADLs) scale as a sensitive tool to Alzheimer's disease (AD) in community-dwelling elderly people.

Design: In an old age memory outpatient center, among patients with a clinical diagnosis of AD dementia or no dementia supported by at least 6 months of follow-up, we looked back at the baseline Lawton IADL scale (short version IADL-4 item), ADL scale, Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), and Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA) values.

Results: There were 109 patients with AD and 53 nondemented individuals (81.

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Objectives: To prospectively evaluate a management approach to bacteriuria including advice from an infectious diseases consultant (IDC) in geriatric inpatients.

Design: Prospective study from July 1, 2003, to June 30, 2004.

Setting: A 205-bed geriatric university-affiliated hospital.

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