Cafer Balcı, MD
@cbalci09
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Hastalıklardan ziyade hastaların hekimi 👴🏻👵🏻 Geriatrician & Frailty Matters!
Turkey
Joined July 2009
Finerenone versus spironolactone in patients with chronic kidney disease and type 2 diabetes: a target trial emulation These findings suggest potential benefits of finerenone over spironolactone in reducing mortality and cardiorenal risk among patients with CKD and T2D
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💊 SGLT2i in the very elderly with heart failure Mean age 90 yrs! Mean Charlson Comorbidity Index score was 8.2 📊 Prospective multicentre study • ↓ All-cause mortality: HR 0.67 • ↓ HF rehospitalisation: HR 0.64 • ↓ Composite outcome: HR 0.60 ✅ Benefits
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📚 Have you already read the August’s EGM #ArticleOfTheMonth? 👉 https://t.co/kHxWxFfFWs
#EuGMS #EGMJournal @cbalci09 @Antoine_chri @Sibel_Cavdarr @springer1842 @gbahatozturk @AnastasiaKouts9 @dorota_religa @JesperRyg @SusanShenkin @EllenVlaeyen
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Aspirin, cardiovascular events, and major bleeding in older adults: extended follow-up of the ASPREE trial: @ESC_Journals 🥸Aspirin for primary prevention for older pts = MACE! 👇👇👇👇
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Malnutrition in older adults is common, underrecognized, and contributes to poor health and risk of death. Guidelines are available to facilitate prevention and treatment of malnutrition. Learn more in the Review Article “Malnutrition in Older Adults,” the latest in the
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Most viewed in the last 7 days from @JAMANeuro: Donanemab treatment increased amyloid-related imaging abnormalities risk compared with placebo in patients with early symptomatic Alzheimer disease and elevated amyloid levels. https://t.co/AIq9J5sh5X
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The pt was "agitated" at night, and on eval she was "somnolent," "required frequent redirection, offered brief answers, and followed simple commands." One obvious diagnosis is #delirium. Please, @NEJM, include "delirium" when you publish the full case. https://t.co/e19BZyyRR7
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A new study conducted in 14 different countries shares patients’ (n=1380) perspective on #deprescribing: - 81% were willing to stop a med if advised by their MD - 44% named meds they wished to stop: top 3 meds were diuretics, lipid-modifying agents, agents acting on the
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Deprescribing of Antihypertensive Medications and Cognitive Function in Nursing Home Residents | Less is More 👉🏻
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This cohort study investigates the association between antihypertensive deprescribing and changes in cognitive function in nursing home residents.
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A cohort study of nearly 40 000 older adults with fragility fracture found that fewer than one-third filled a prescription for antiosteoporosis medication in the year after hospital discharge. https://t.co/vPALrp8TB8
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Benefits and risks of FDA‐approved amyloid‐targeting antibodies for treatment of early Alzheimer's disease: Navigating clinician‐patient engagement
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The emergence of the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved amyloid-targeting therapies for Alzheimer's disease challenges clinicians and healthcare providers with a transformati...
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Handgrip strength (HGS) asymmetry is associated with a increased risk of frailty in older adults. Our study highlights the potential of using HGS asymmetry and low HGS as simple, reliable indicators of frailty. 📋👉🏻 https://t.co/30FU8iSnE7
@FrailtyScience
clinicalnutritionjournal.com
Handgrip strength (HGS) is accepted as a predictor of overall health status and a biomarker of aging, besides negative health outcomes and mortality. While differences in HGS between the dominant and...
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Think twice regarding protein restriction among older adults with CKD
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In this multicohort study of older adults, higher intake of total, animal, and plant protein was associated with lower mortality in participants with CKD. Associations were stronger in those without...
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Frailty in Older Adults | New England Journal of Medicine
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Assessing older patients for frailty enables clinicians to tailor clinical care, including decisions about stressful treatments. The authors review the assessment, pathophysiology, and management o...
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"Role of muscle ultrasound in frailty assessment in older adults with diabetes mellitus'' check out our last paper 👉🏻 https://t.co/Aali1jeAWH
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BMC Geriatrics - Frailty is a geriatric syndrome that is characterized by increased vulnerability to intrinsic and extrinsic stressors due to decreased biologic reserves. Muscle ultrasound (US) is...
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How to improve drug evaluation in older patients: The perspective of the European Geriatric Medicine Society (EuGMS). #geriatrics
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