Falls, non-accidental falls and syncope in community-dwelling adults aged 50 years and older: Implications for cardiovascular assessment.

To calculate the prevalence of all falls, non-accidental falls and syncope in an older population and characterize cardiovascular risk profiles.Prospective, longitudinal cohort study.The first two waves of data from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA).8172 community-dwelling adults aged 5...

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Main Authors: Jaspreet Bhangu, Bellinda L King-Kallimanis, Orna A Donoghue, Laura Carroll, Rose Anne Kenny
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5521793?pdf=render