Panminerva medica
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This study evaluates the effects of training (on running distance measured with a Cooper test) in 3 weeks in non-professional athletes using PycnoRacer®, a fitness drink (FD) including Pycnogenol® during the training period. ⋯ In conclusion, the use of PycnoRacer® improved training, running distance, VO2max and PFR decreasing muscular pain and cramps.
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To investigate the clinical efficiency and safeness of the combination of rosuvastatin and nimodipine in treating mild cognitive impairment of cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) patients. ⋯ The combination of rosuvastatin and nimodipine was safe and effective in treating mild cognitive impairment of CSVD patients.
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Chronic diseases and frailty represent the clinical expressions of the accumulations of biological deficits that occur with aging. However, when addressing chronic diseases, the evaluation of frailty is yet far to be part of routine clinical practice. Frailty and chronic diseases are often treated as different identities. ⋯ For these reasons, a different pathway of care for older patients with frailty and chronic diseases seems necessary. An assessment of frailty should be simple and not time consuming in order to address patient's needs and expectations, evaluating the social background, lifestyle and priorities. Empowering the patient implies a personalized evaluation and the development of individualized management plans which would ultimately lead to a reorganization of the health care provision and eventually increase quality of life in the elderly multimorbid frail patient.