Pravastatin in elderly individuals at risk of vascular disease (PROSPER): a randomised controlled trial

…, I Ford, A Gaw, M Hyland, JW Jukema, AM Kamper… - The lancet, 2002 - thelancet.com
Background Although statins reduce coronary and cerebrovascular morbidity and mortality
in middle-aged individuals, their efficacy and safety in elderly people is not fully established. …

Testing cognitive function in elderly populations: the PROSPER study

…, M Hyland, A Gaw, J Norrie, AM Kamper… - Journal of Neurology …, 2002 - jnnp.bmj.com
Objectives: For large scale follow up studies with non-demented patients in which cognition
is an endpoint, there is a need for short, inexpensive, sensitive, and reliable …

Reproducibility of total cerebral blood flow measurements using phase contrast magnetic resonance imaging

…, JHC Reiber, P Kunz, AM Kamper… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To evaluate reproducibility of total cerebral blood flow (CBF) measurements with
phase contrast magnetic resonance imaging (pcMRI). Materials and Methods We repeated …

Frailty is associated with in-hospital mortality in older hospitalised COVID-19 patients in the Netherlands: the COVID-OLD study

…, B de Groot, L Hempenius, AM Kamper… - Age and …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background During the first wave of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic,
older patients had an increased risk of hospitalisation and death. Reports on the association …

Association Between Apolipoprotein E4 and Cognitive Decline in Elderly Adults

…, M Hyland, JW Jukema, AM Kamper… - Journal of the …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVE: To determine the influence of apolipoprotein E on cognitive decline in a cohort
of elderly men and women. DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: Scotland, Ireland, and …

C-reactive protein and prediction of coronary heart disease and global vascular events in the Prospective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk (PROSPER)

…, I Ford, A Gaw, M Hyland, JW Jukema, AM Kamper… - Circulation, 2007 - Am Heart Assoc
Background— The role of C-reactive protein (CRP) in predicting vascular events and response
to statin therapy remains uncertain. Additional large prospective studies are required. …

Plasma lipoproteins and apolipoproteins as predictors of cardiovascular risk and treatment benefit in the PROspective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk …

…, A Gaw, M Hyland, JW Jukema, AM Kamper… - Circulation, 2005 - Am Heart Assoc
Background— Statins are important in vascular disease prevention in the elderly. However,
the best method of selecting older patients for treatment is uncertain. We assessed the role …

Recognition of delirium in postoperative elderly patients: a multicenter study

…, M van den Boogaard, AM Kamper… - Journal of the …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To evaluate to what extent delirium experts agree on the diagnosis of delirium
when independently assessing exactly the same information and to evaluate the sensitivity of …

[HTML][HTML] Delirium detection using relative delta power based on 1-minute single-channel EEG: a multicentre study

…, M van der Jagt, AM de Jonghe, AM Kamper… - British journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Delirium is frequently unrecognised. EEG shows slower frequencies (ie below
4 Hz) during delirium, which might be useful in improving delirium recognition. We studied …

Serum calcium and cognitive function in old age

MT Schram, S Trompet, AM Kamper… - Journal of the …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVES: To determine whether serum calcium is associated with cognitive function in
elderly individuals in the general population. DESIGN: Prospective follow‐up study of two …