Hemophilia and Medicine in Old Age

Eveline P. Mauser-Bunschoten*, Roger E.G. Schutgens

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Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationTextbook of Hemophilia
Subtitle of host publicationSecond Edition
PublisherWiley-Blackwell
Pages138-145
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)9781405169141
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 13 Aug 2010

Keywords

  • Balancing dysfunctions and risk of falls
  • DM prevalence in hemophilia - not well documented
  • Elderly hemophilia patients, different problems compared with younger generations
  • Hemophilia and medicine in old age
  • Hemophilia patients - higher mean blood pressure, having twice as often hypertension
  • Life expectancy of patients with hemophilia - in industrial countries, over 70 years
  • Mean cholesterol levels of patients with hemophilia - lower than in general population
  • Reduced mortality, ischemic cardiovascular disease in hemophilia patients
  • Renal abnormalities in hemophilia
  • Renal function assessment - by glomerular filtration rate (GFR) estimation

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