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  1. Self-Directed Long-Term Care: A Revolution for All Facing The Potential of Disability
  2. In-Hospital Weight Loss and Outcomes in Patients With Heart Failure
  3. Initiation of Anti-Hypertensive Drugs and Outcomes in Patients with Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction
  4. Beta-Blocker Use and Outcomes in Nursing Home Residents with Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction
  5. Income disparity and incident cardiovascular disease in older Americans
  6. Length of stay and readmission in older adults hospitalized for heart failure
  7. Loop Diuretic Prescription and Long-Term Outcomes in Heart Failure: Association Modification by Congestion
  8. Systolic Blood Pressure and Outcomes in Older Patients with HFpEF and Hypertension
  9. Digoxin Initiation and Outcomes in Patients with Heart Failure (HFrEF and HFpEF) and Atrial Fibrillation
  10. Digoxin Initiation and Outcomes in Patients with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
  11. Loop Diuretic Prescription and 30-Day Outcomes in Older Patients With Heart Failure
  12. Renin–Angiotensin Inhibition and Outcomes in Nursing Home Residents With Heart Failure
  13. Hypokalaemia and outcomes in older patients hospitalized for heart failure
  14. Early Effects of Starting Doses of Enalapril in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure in the SOLVD Treatment Trial
  15. Prior Heart Failure Hospitalization and Outcomes in Patients with Heart Failure with Preserved and Reduced Ejection Fraction
  16. Digoxin Use and Outcomes in Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction
  17. Digoxin Discontinuation and Outcomes in Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction
  18. Ethnic and Age Disparities in Outcomes Among Liver Transplant Waitlist Candidates
  19. Systolic Blood Pressure and Outcomes in Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction
  20. Association Between Executive Dysfunction and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living: Racial and Ethnic Differences Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in the Southeastern US.
  21. Development and evolution of a two-day intensive resident experience in geriatric medicine
  22. One to 10-Day Versus 11–30-Day All-Cause Readmission and Mortality in Older Patients with Heart Failure
  23. Determination of the Minimal Important Change in the Life‐Space Assessment
  24. Attributable Cost of Dementia: Demonstrating Pitfalls of Ignoring Multiple Health Care System Utilization
  25. Life-space mobility predicts hospitalizations for persons with chronic lung disease.
  26. Human neuromuscular aging: Sex differences revealed at the myocellular level
  27. Digoxin use and lower risk of 30-day all-cause readmission in older patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction receiving β-blockers
  28. Discharge home health services referral and 30-day all-cause readmission in older adults with heart failure
  29. Similar clinical benefits from below-target and target dose enalapril in patients with heart failure in the SOLVD Treatment trial
  30. Heart Rate and Outcomes in Hospitalized Patients With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
  31. Digoxin and 30-Day All-Cause Readmission in Long-Term Care Residents Hospitalized for Heart Failure
  32. Innovation in a Learning Health Care System: Veteran-Directed Home- and Community-Based Services
  33. Isolated diastolic hypertension and incident heart failure in community-dwelling older adults: Insights from the Cardiovascular Health Study
  34. Increasing Veterans’ Hospice Use: The Veterans Health Administration’s Focus On Improving End-Of-Life Care
  35. Geographic variation in mental health care disparities among racially/ethnically diverse adults with psychiatric disorders
  36. Systolic–diastolic hypertension versus isolated systolic hypertension and incident heart failure in older adults: Insights from the Cardiovascular Health Study
  37. Life-Space Mobility Change Predicts 6-Month Mortality
  38. Lack of evidence of lower 30-day all-cause readmission in Medicare beneficiaries with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction discharged on spironolactone
  39. Association of Multimorbidity with Mortality and Healthcare Utilization in Chronic Kidney Disease
  40. Neighborhood Disadvantage and Life-Space Mobility Are Associated with Incident Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
  41. Association of 30-Day All-Cause Readmission with Long-Term Outcomes in Hospitalized Older Medicare Beneficiaries with Heart Failure
  42. Renin-Angiotensin System Inhibition and Lower 30-Day All-Cause Readmission in Medicare Beneficiaries with Heart Failure
  43. Comparison of Posthospitalization Function and Community Mobility in Hospital Mobility Program and Usual Care Patients
  44. Vitamin D and incident urinary incontinence in older adults
  45. Life-Space Assessment composite score rationale
  46. The Impact of Veteran Status on Life-Space Mobility among Older Black and White Men in the Deep South
  47. The Association Between Life-Space and Health Care Utilization in Older Adults with Heart Failure
  48. Risk of Heart Failure and Death After Prolonged Smoking Cessation
  49. Discharge Hospice Referral and Lower 30-Day All-Cause Readmission in Medicare Beneficiaries Hospitalized for Heart Failure
  50. Beta-blocker Use and 30-day All-cause Readmission in Medicare Beneficiaries with Systolic Heart Failure
  51. Association Between Neighborhood Disadvantage and Hypertension Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control in Older Adults: Results From the University of Alabama at Birmingham Study of Aging
  52. Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients With Advanced Chronic Systolic Heart Failure Receiving Care at the Veterans Affairs Versus Other Hospitals
  53. Nondisease-Specific Problems and All-Cause Mortality among Older Adults with CKD: The REGARDS Study
  54. Comparison of In-Person and Telephone Administration of the Mini-Mental State Examination in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Study of Aging
  55. Benzodiazepine (BZD) use in community-dwelling older adults: Longitudinal associations with mobility, functioning, and pain
  56. Spironolactone Use and Higher Hospital Readmission for Medicare Beneficiaries With Heart Failure, Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction <45%, and Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate <45 ml/min/1.73 m2
  57. Beta-blockers in older patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction: Class, dosage, and outcomes
  58. Life-Space Mobility Declines Associated with Incident Falls and Fractures
  59. Nutritional Risk and Body Mass Index Predict Hospitalization, Nursing Home Admissions, and Mortality in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Results From the UAB Study of Aging With 8.5 Years of Follow-Up
  60. Community Mobility Among Older Adults With Reduced Kidney Function: A Study of Life-Space
  61. Digoxin and 30-day All-cause Hospital Admission in Older Patients with Chronic Diastolic Heart Failure
  62. Digoxin Use and Lower 30-day All-cause Readmission for Medicare Beneficiaries Hospitalized for Heart Failure
  63. Racial and Sex Differences in Associations Between Activities of Daily Living and Cognition in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
  64. Correlates of ADL difficulty in a large hemodialysis cohort
  65. Prevention of heart failure in older adults may require higher levels of physical activity than needed for other cardiovascular events
  66. Measuring Symptoms in Community-dwelling Older Adults
  67. Religiosity and Function Among Community-Dwelling Older Adult Survivors of Cancer
  68. Symptom Burden Predicts Nursing Home Admissions Among Older Adults
  69. Life-Space Mobility Predicts Nursing Home Admission Over 6 Years
  70. Digoxin Reduces 30-day All-cause Hospital Admission in Older Patients with Chronic Systolic Heart Failure
  71. Orthostatic Hypotension and Incident Heart Failure in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
  72. Effects of enalapril in systolic heart failure patients with and without chronic kidney disease: Insights from the SOLVD Treatment trial
  73. Low Hemoglobin Levels and Recurrent Falls in U.S. Men and Women: Prospective Findings from the REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) Cohort
  74. Design and rationale of studies of neurohormonal blockade and outcomes in diastolic heart failure using OPTIMIZE-HF registry linked to Medicare data
  75. Angiotensin-converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Outcomes in Heart Failure and Preserved Ejection Fraction
  76. Nondisease-Specific Problems and All-Cause Mortality in the REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke Study
  77. Aldosterone Antagonists and Outcomes in Real-World Older Patients With Heart Failure and Preserved Ejection Fraction
  78. Opportunities in rehabilitation research
  79. Baseline characteristics, quality of care, and outcomes of younger and older Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized with heart failure: Findings from the Alabama Heart Failure Project
  80. Functional status, life-space mobility, and quality of life: a longitudinal mediation analysis
  81. Physical Impairment Is Associated With Nursing Home Admission for Older Adults in Disadvantaged But Not Other Neighborhoods: Results From the UAB Study of Aging
  82. Angiotensin receptor blockers and outcomes in real-world older patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction: a propensity-matched inception cohort clinical effectiveness study
  83. Symptom Burden Predicts Hospitalization Independent of Comorbidity in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
  84. Predicting the Trajectories of Perceived Pain Intensity in Southern Community-Dwelling Older Adults
  85. Dietary patterns and diet quality among diverse older adults: The university of Alabama at Birmingham study of aging
  86. In-Hospital Cardiology Consultation and Evidence-Based Care for Nursing Home Residents With Heart Failure
  87. Impairment of activities of daily living and incident heart failure in community-dwelling older adults
  88. Inflammatory biomarkers as predictors of hospitalization and death in community-dwelling older adults
  89. Indicators of Childhood Quality of Education in Relation to Cognitive Function in Older Adulthood
  90. Renin-Angiotensin Inhibition in Systolic Heart Failure and Chronic Kidney Disease
  91. Wearing the Garment of Widowhood: Variations in Time Since Spousal Loss Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults
  92. Predicting the trajectories of depressive symptoms among southern community-dwelling older adults: The role of religiosity
  93. Life-Space Mobility in Mexican Americans Aged 75 and Older
  94. The Influence of Community and the Built Environment on Physical Activity
  95. A Propensity-Matched Study of the Comparative Effectiveness of Angiotensin Receptor Blockers Versus Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors in Heart Failure Patients Age ≥65 Years
  96. Age-Specific Associations of Reduced Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate with Concurrent Chronic Kidney Disease Complications
  97. Emergency Department Visits by Nursing Home Residents in the United States
  98. Factors that differentiate level of ambulation in hospitalised older adults
  99. Left Ventricular Diastolic Function and Exercise Capacity in Community-Dwelling Adults ≥65 Years of Age Without Heart Failure
  100. Living With an Aging Parent
  101. Predictors of Overnight Hospital Admission in Older African American and Caucasian Medicare Beneficiaries
  102. Predictors of 4-Year Retention Among African American and White Community-Dwelling Participants in the UAB Study of Aging
  103. Impact of Chronic Kidney Disease on Activities of Daily Living in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
  104. Oral Health-Related Quality of Life and Life-Space Mobility in Community-dwelling Older Adults
  105. Life-space mobility is associated with frequency of hospitalization in adults with cystic fibrosis
  106. Epidemiology of stroke in chronic heart failure patients with normal sinus rhythm: Findings from the DIG stroke sub-study
  107. Normative Performance on an Executive Clock Drawing Task (CLOX) in a Community-Dwelling Sample of Older Adults
  108. Incidence and Risk Factors for Fecal Incontinence in Black and White Older Adults: A Population-Based Study
  109. Prevalence and Correlates of Nocturia in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
  110. The association of nocturia with incident falls in an elderly community-dwelling cohort
  111. Hypokalemia and Outcomes in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure and Chronic Kidney Disease
  112. Diabetes and Cognitive Decline: Investigating the Potential Influence of Factors Related to Health Disparities
  113. The Underrecognized Epidemic of Low Mobility During Hospitalization of Older Adults
  114. Value of Orthopnea, Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea, and Medications in Prospective Population Studies of Incident Heart Failure
  115. Association of diuretic use and overactive bladder syndrome in older adults: A propensity score analysis
  116. Transportation Difficulty of Black and White Rural Older Adults
  117. Trajectories of Life-Space Mobility After Hospitalization
  118. Isolated Systolic Hypertension and Incident Heart Failure in Older Adults
  119. A Propensity-Matched Study of the Association of Peripheral Arterial Disease With Cardiovascular Outcomes in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
  120. Validation of use of wireless monitors to measure levels of mobility during hospitalization
  121. Life-Space and Cognitive Decline in a Community-Based Sample of African American and Caucasian Older Adults
  122. Kidney Function and Cognitive Impairment in US Adults: The Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) Study
  123. Marital Status and Health: Exploring Pre-Widowhood
  124. Incident Heart Failure Hospitalization and Subsequent Mortality in Chronic Heart Failure: A Propensity-Matched Study
  125. Population Based Study of Incidence and Predictors of Urinary Incontinence in Black and White Older Adults
  126. Religiousness and Longitudinal Trajectories in Elders' Functional Status
  127. Correlates of Urinary, Fecal, and Dual Incontinence in Older African-American and White Men and Women
  128. Education and reading ability in relation to differences in cognitive screening between African American and Caucasian older adults
  129. Unintentional Weight Loss Predicts Decline in Activities of Daily Living Function and Life-Space Mobility Over 4 Years Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults
  130. Body Mass Index, Weight Loss, and Mortality in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
  131. Association Between Aspects of Oral Health–Related Quality of Life and Body Mass Index in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
  132. Self-Reported Health and Driving Cessation in Community-Dwelling Older Drivers
  133. Bereavement Among African American and White Older Adults
  134. Substantial Daily Pain Among Nursing Home Residents
  135. Barriers to mobility during hospitalization from the perspectives of older patients and their nurses and physicians
  136. Clock Drawing Phenotypes in Community-Dwelling African Americans and Caucasians: Results from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Study of Aging
  137. Trends in Acute Myocardial Infarction in 4 US States Between 1992 and 2001
  138. Pain and pain medication use in community-dwelling older adults
  139. Functional Limitations and Religious Service Attendance among African American and White Older Adults
  140. The Relationship Between Sociodemographic Factors and Oral Health–Related Quality of Life in Dentate and Edentulous Community-Dwelling Older Adults
  141. The Feminization of Bereavement Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults
  142. Heart failure, chronic diuretic use, and increase in mortality and hospitalization: an observational study using propensity score methods
  143. Predictors of regaining ambulatory ability during hospitalization
  144. Prevalence and Correlates of Fecal Incontinence in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
  145. Social isolation, support, and capital and nutritional risk in an older sample: ethnic and gender differences
  146. Racial similarities and differences in predictors of mobility change over eighteen months
  147. Myogenic protein expression before and after resistance loading in 26- and 64-yr-old men and women
  148. University of Alabama School of Medicine
  149. Impact of atrial fibrillation on mortality and readmission in older adults hospitalized with heart failure
  150. Diagnosis of heart failure in older adults: predictive value of dyspnea at rest
  151. Outcomes of early extubation after bypass surgery in the elderly
  152. Alabama Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Project
  153. Measuring Life-Space Mobility in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
  154. Religiosity and mental health in southern, community-dwelling older adults
  155. SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE IN LONG-TERM MORTALITY IN ELDERLY HEART FAILURE PATIENTS WITH PRESERVED LEFT VENTRICULAR SYSTOLIC FUNCTION
  156. Association of consultation between generalists and cardiologists with quality and outcomes of heart failure care
  157. Clinical Correlates of Isolated Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction Among Hospitalized Older Heart Failure Patients
  158. Predictors of nursing home admission for older adults hospitalized with heart failure
  159. Heart Failure Mortality among Older Medicare Beneficiaries: Association with Left Ventricular Function Evaluation and Angiotensin-converting Enzyme Inhibitor Use
  160. Alcohol and Congestive Heart Failure
  161. Racial Variations in Cardiology Care Among Hospitalized Older Heart Failure Patients
  162. Quality of Care of Nursing Home Residents Hospitalized With Heart Failure
  163. Survival Benefits of Angiotensin‐Converting Enzyme Inhibitors in Older Heart Failure Patients with Perceived Contraindications
  164. Correlates and outcomes of preserved left ventricular systolic function among older adults hospitalized with heart failure
  165. A Multidisciplinary Model of Health Promotion Incorporating Spirituality Into a Successful Aging Intervention With African American and White Elderly Groups
  166. Inappropriate Use of Digoxin in Older Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients
  167. Pressure Ulcers: Using What We Know to Improve Quality of Care
  168. Quality of Care for Hospitalized Medicare Patients at Risk for Pressure Ulcers
  169. Alabama Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Project
  170. Prophylactic value of preincision intra-aortic balloon pump: Analysis of a statewide experience
  171. Understanding Racial Variation in the Use of Coronary Revascularization Procedures
  172. Relation of Low Body Mass to Death and Stroke in the Systolic Hypertension in the Elderly Program
  173. Exploratory study of incident vehicle crashes among olderdrivers
  174. Alabama Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Cooperative Project: baseline data
  175. A Congestive Heart Failure Project with Measured Improvements in Care
  176. Effects of Timely Antibiotic Administration and Culture Acquisition on the Treatment of Urinary Tact Infection
  177. Improving the Quality of Care for Medicare Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction
  178. A Preliminary Assessment of the Medical and Functional Factors Associated with Vehicle Crashes by Older Adults
  179. Pressure Ulcer Prevalence, Incidence, Risk Factors, and Impact
  180. Risk-Adjustment Methods Based on Health Status and Functional Status
  181. Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcers and Risk of Death
  182. Association Between Alzheimer's Disease and Bound Autochthonous IgM on T Cells
  183. Comprehensive geriatric assessment in medicare managed care: The geriatrician's calling card
  184. Pressure Ulcer Risk Factors Among Hospitalized Patients With Activity Limitation
  185. Age, Race, and Gender Variation in the Utilization of Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery and Angioplasty in SHEP
  186. A Phase II Study to Evaluate Recombinant Platelet-Derived Growth Factor-BB in the Treatment of Stage 3 and 4 Pressure Ulcers
  187. Age-Related Variability in the Use of Cardiovascular Imaging Procedures
  188. Pressure Ulcers among the Elderly
  189. Air-Fluidized Beds or Conventional Therapy for Pressure Sores
  190. Pressure Sores Among Hospitalized Patients
  191. Physician Tolerance for Uncertainty