2020
Disability and Recovery After Hospitalization for Medical Illness Among Community‐Living Older Persons: A Prospective Cohort Study
Dharmarajan K, Han L, Gahbauer EA, Leo‐Summers L, Gill TM. Disability and Recovery After Hospitalization for Medical Illness Among Community‐Living Older Persons: A Prospective Cohort Study. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2020, 68: 486-495. PMID: 32083319, PMCID: PMC7735402, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16350.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute medical illnessProspective cohort studyMedical illnessNew disabilityCohort studySelf-managing health conditionsCommunity-living older personsHealth conditionsImmediate transitional periodCommunity-living personsPost-discharge careChronic health conditionsMean recovery timeSubgroup of personsMobility activitiesIncident disabilityHospital dischargePeriod of vulnerabilityMonth 2Follow-up interviewHospitalizationDisability prevalenceOlder personsPrior monthIllness
2016
Multimorbidity in Older Adults with Heart Failure
Dharmarajan K, Dunlay SM. Multimorbidity in Older Adults with Heart Failure. Clinics In Geriatric Medicine 2016, 32: 277-289. PMID: 27113146, DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2016.01.002.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidoses in Older North Americans
Dharmarajan K, Maurer MS. Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidoses in Older North Americans. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2012, 60: 765-774. PMID: 22329529, PMCID: PMC3325376, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03868.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac amyloidosesCardiac amyloidosisOlder personsSupportive medical careCongestive heart failureDisease-modifying agentsTTR cardiac amyloidosisConduction system diseaseSenile cardiac amyloidosisHeart failureUnderdiagnosed disorderAmyloid depositionRestrictive cardiomyopathyClinical registryDisease progressionCommon causeParkinson's diseaseSystem diseasesElderly adultsAlzheimer's diseaseMedical careExtracellular depositionDiseaseCardiac imagingAmyloidosis