Cerebrovascular Disease in an Elderly Population

Cerebrovascular disease in an elderly population.

Silent cerebrovascular disease in the elderly. Correlation with ambulatory pressure.

Does the average daily blood pressure correlate with hypertensive cerebrovascular disease better than the casual pressure, as has been reported in other target organ involvement? We investigated the associations of two abnormal findings on brain magnetic resonance imaging suggestive of a vascular etiology, low intense foci (lacunae), and periventricular hyperintense lesions on T1- and T2-weight...

Prevalence of dry eye disease in an elderly Korean population.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the prevalence of and risk factors for dry eye disease (DED) in an elderly Korean population. METHODS This population-based study in Yongin, Korea, included 657 individuals 65 years or older randomly selected from an official household registration database. Dry eye symptoms were assessed using a 6-item questionnaire, and DED was defined as having 1 or more dry eye sympt...

Presentation of coeliac disease in an elderly population.

In response to the paper ‘Clinical presentation of adult coeliac disease’ by Tajuddin et al 1 , we would like to make the following comments in reference to presentation of coeliac disease in the elderly. Coeliac disease affects 1 % of the population in Northern Ireland with approximately 500 new cases per year, presenting commonly between 40-60 years of age with a female preponderance 2 . ...

Elevated T/E2 Ratio Is Associated with an Increased Risk of Cerebrovascular Disease in Elderly Men

OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationship between sex hormones and the risk of vascular disease in elderly men and to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of testosterone replacement. METHODS A total of 337 men, aged 60 to 91 years, were enrolled in this single-center, cross-sectional study, and their sex hormone levels were assessed. Linear and logistic regression analyses were utilized...