Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

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  Año 2014, Vol. 62, Número 11, Fascículo: 1

  • Letters to the editor

    • Safety of sorafenib therapy in elderly adults with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma

      Edoardo Francini, Silvia Mazzaroppi, Anna I. Fiaschi, Roberto Petrioli, Letizia Laera, Giandomenico Roviello, Teresa Pira, Adriano M. Pellicelli, Vincenzo Bianco

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      págs. 2204-2205

      

    • Telomere length and the clinical phenotype of frailty in older adults undergoing cardiac surgery

      Marie Eve Brault, Samuel M. Ohayon, Ricky Kwan, Howard Bergman, Mark J. Eisenberg, Yola Moride , Jean-François Morin, Yves Langlois, Chantal Autexier, Jonathan Afilalo

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      págs. 2205-2207

      

    • Hearing loss is associated with poorer ratings of patient–physician communication and healthcare quality

      Paul Mick, Danielle M. Foley, Frank R. Lin

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      págs. 2207-2209

      

    • Associations between frailty, retinal microvascular changes, and cerebral white matter abnormalities in Korean older adults

      Hee Won Jung, Sun Wook Kim, Sol-Ji Yoon, Jung Yeon Choi, Kwang Il Kim, Cheol Ho Kim

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      págs. 2209-2210

      

    • Perceived neighborhood fall risks and strategies used to prevent outdoor falls: does age matter?

      Tracy Chippendale, Marie Boltz

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      págs. 2210-2212

      

    • Aging and circadian disruption of blood pressure observed using 7-day/24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring

      Kuniaki Otsuka, Okajima Kiyotaka, Oinuma Sachiko, Sasaki Junko, Yamanaka Takashi, Takahashi Yuko, Kokaji Ayako, Kitamura Kazuki, Cornelissen Germaine

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      págs. 2213-2215

      

    • Decreases in body mass index after cardiac rehabilitation predict improved cognitive function in older adults with heart failure

      Michael L. Alosco, Mary Beth Spitznagel, Ronald Cohen, Lawrence H. Sweet, Richard Josephson, Joel Hughes, John Gunstad

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      págs. 2215-2216

      

    • Evaluation of potentially inappropriate medications in older inpatients in China

      Li Mo, Xiaoyan Yang, Jiahan He, Birong Dong

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      págs. 2216-2218

      

    • Learning to read in older age improves cognitive performance: findings from a prospective observational study

      Eduardo Marques da Silva, Daniel Apolinario, Regina Miksian Magaldi, David A. Bennett, Ricardo Nitrini, Wilson Jacob Filho, Jose Marcelo Farfel

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      págs. 2218-2219

      

    • Affordable care act knowledge and publicity in the older Chinese-American population

      John T.H. Tsiang, Tong Hei Lam, Benjamin K. P. Woo

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      págs. 2219-2221

      

    • Acupuncture causing methicillin-sensitive staphylococcus aureus spondylodiscitis resulting in bacteremia and bacteriuria

      Grace S.H. Chiang, Kamun Tong

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      págs. 2221-2222

      

    • An unusual adverse event from a common medication in an individual with dementia

      Vincent Casiano, Virginia B. Kalish, Brian K. Unwin

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      págs. 2223-2224

      

    • Long-term survival of chronic left ventricular pseudoaneurysm in elderly adults. Is surgery the best option?

      Alberto García Lledó, José Luis Moya Mur, Javier de Juan, J. García Pérez Velasco, Azucena Sanz, Eva Díaz Caraballo

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      págs. 2224-2225

      

    • Late-onset bing-neel syndrome associated with delirium and lewy body dementia

      Giulia Lancellotti, Judith Cohen Bittan, Solene Makdessi, Véronique Leblond, Catherine Sagot, Sandrine Greffard, Marc Verny, Jacques Boddaert

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      págs. 2225-2227

      

    • Utility of pleural fluid n-terminal pro-brain-type natriuretic peptide in recurrent unilateral pleural effusion due to congestive heart failure

      Rina Zuniga, Rosa Maria Ferra, Alexander M. Sy

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      págs. 2227-2228

      

    • Fatal bleeding in an elderly woman

      Kashmira Wankhedkar, Ranjita Pallavi, Divakar Sharma, Nelky Ramirez, Andrea Popescu Martinez

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      págs. 2228-2229

      

    • Far too easy: opioid diversion during the transition from hospital to nursing home

      Amy J. Kind, Laury L. Jensen, Korey A. Kennelty

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      págs. 2229-2231

      

    • The courage to be a geriatrician

      Ward G. Becker

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      págs. 2231-2231

      

    • Response to Dr. Ward Becker

      James L. Wright

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      págs. 2232-2232