Browsing Medical Gerontology (Scholarly Publications) by Author "BOYLE, GERARD"
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Cognitive function is associated with impaired heart rate variability in ageing adults: the Irish longitudinal study on ageing wave one results.
KENNY, ROSE; COEN, ROBERT; BOYLE, GERARD (2013) -
Mayer Wave Activity in Vasodepressor Carotid Sinus Hypersensitivity
KENNY, ROSE; BOYLE, GERARD; FINUCANE, CIARAN (2010)Aims Mayer waves are low frequency blood pressure waves, whose modulation involves central/peripheral baroreflex pathways. Although vasodepressor carotid sinus hypersensitivity (VDCSH) is a common hypotensive disorder in ... -
Orthostatic hypotension is associated with lower cognitive performance in adults aged 50 plus with supine hypertension.
BOYLE, GERARD; KENNY, ROSE; FINUCANE, CIARAN (2014)OBJECTIVES: This study investigated the association between orthostatic hypotension (OH), supine hypertension (SH), and cognitive performance. METHODS: Four thousand six hundred and ninety participants of The Irish ... -
Recent syncope and unexplained falls are associated with poor cognitive performance
BOYLE, GERARD; KENNY, ROSE; KENNY, ROSE ANNE; BOYLE, GERARD (2015)Objective: to compare cognitive performance in participants with and without syncope and unexplained falls in a large population representative sample aged 50 years or older. Methods: participants of the Irish longitudinal ...