Geriatrics
The Evidence for Earlier TAVR
Optimal timing has become the central debate for transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
Squaring Off: Amplatzer Amulet and Watchman 2.5 Both Emerge Winners
LAA closure devices go head to head with each other – and with anticoagulants – for stroke prophylaxis in atrial fibrillation.
Can Mindfulness Meditation Improve Cognitive Function?
Meta-analysis finds a modest impact on cognition, greater benefits for older adults.
Harnessing Ultrasound for Calcific Cardiovascular Disease
Intravascular lithotripsy offers new options for safe, effective interventional therapy.
A Quarter Century of Deep Brain Stimulation
What we have learned from stimulating limbic system circuitry.
Reducing Risk of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation (PoAF)
Study forges a path toward polygenic risk scoring and personalized treatment.
Mindfully “Passing the Rx Baton” After Acute Care
Update on Shed-MEDS, the largest geriatric deprescribing intervention trial to date.
Forging a Shield for Thousands of Long-Term Care Patients
A COVID-19 strike force held infection and fatalities in Middle Tennessee LTCs to nationwide lows.
Alzheimer’s Study Focuses on Racial, Ethnic Minorities
Targeted enrollment to determine PET’s value in highest-risk groups.
Promoting Home Recovery from COVID-19 to Ease Hospital Burdens
Optimizing a hospital-to-home strategy offers one way to manage surging cases.
Making Health Systems Age Friendly
With a focus on overall wellness, the “4Ms” framework improves care for older adults.