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Alessandra Marengoni
Researcher at University of Brescia
Publications - 223
Citations - 10354
Alessandra Marengoni is an academic researcher from University of Brescia. The author has contributed to research in topics: Dementia & Population. The author has an hindex of 41, co-authored 194 publications receiving 7859 citations. Previous affiliations of Alessandra Marengoni include Karolinska Institutet & Stockholm University.
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Aging with multimorbidity: a systematic review of the literature
Alessandra Marengoni,Sara Angleman,René J. F. Melis,René J. F. Melis,Francesca Mangialasche,Anita Karp,Annika Garmen,Bettina Meinow,Laura Fratiglioni +8 more
TL;DR: Methodological issues in evaluating multimorbidity are discussed as well as future research needs, especially concerning etiological factors, combinations and clustering of chronic diseases, and care models for persons affected by multiple disorders.
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Prevalence of Chronic Diseases and Multimorbidity Among the Elderly Population in Sweden
TL;DR: The role of age, gender, and socioeconomic status in the occurrence of chronic diseases and multimorbidity in 1099 elderly participants in the Kungsholmen Project is explored.
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Heart Failure and Risk of Dementia and Alzheimer Disease: A Population-Based Cohort Study
Chengxuan Qiu,Bengt Winblad,Alessandra Marengoni,Inga Klarin,Johan Fastbom,Laura Fratiglioni +5 more
TL;DR: Heart failure is associated with an increased risk of dementia and Alzheimer disease in older adults and antihypertensive drug therapy may partially counteract the risk effect of heart failure on dementia disorders.
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Patterns of chronic multimorbidity in the elderly population.
TL;DR: To describe patterns of comorbidity and multi-bidity in elderly people, a large number of patients with certain medical conditions are diagnosed with at least some forms of dementia.
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Frailty and multimorbidity: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Davide L. Vetrano,Davide L. Vetrano,Katie Palmer,Alessandra Marengoni,Emanuele Marzetti,Fabrizia Lattanzio,Regina Roller-Wirnsberger,Luz M. López Samaniego,Leocadio Rodríguez-Mañas,Roberto Bernabei,Graziano Onder +10 more
TL;DR: The three longitudinal studies suggest a bidirectional association between multimorbidity and frailty, which is not conclusive regarding the causal association between the two conditions.