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Anemia in the Elderly

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Editors:
  1. Lodovico Balducci

    1. H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, USA

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  2. William B. Ershler

    1. National Institute on Aging Intramural Research Program National Institutes of Health, Harbor Hospital, NM 545, Baltimore, USA

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  3. John M. Bennett

    1. Laboratory Medicine and Pathology James P. Wilmot Cancer Center, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, USA

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Stem Cell Aging: Potential Effects on Health and Mortality

    • Erin Oakley, Alison Miller, Amanda Waterstrat, Carol Swiderski, Ying Liang, Gary Van Zant
    Pages 1-19

  3. Anemia and Aging or Anemia of Aging?

    • Lodovico Balducci, Matti Aapro
    Pages 21-38

  4. B12 and Iron Deficiency in the Elderly

    • John W. Adamson
    Pages 39-50

  5. The Anemia of Chronic Inflammation

    • John W. Adamson
    Pages 51-59

  6. Anemia due to Chronic Kidney Disease in the Elderly

    • Jeffrey S. Berns
    Pages 61-73

  7. Anemia in Long-Term Care

    • Andrew S. Artz, Miriam Rodin
    Pages 75-91

  8. Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Aplastic Anemia: Pathologic and Immunologic Implications

    • John M. Bennett
    Pages 93-98

  9. Anemia and Cancer

    • Kaaron Benson, Lodovico Balducci, Matti Aapro
    Pages 99-113

  10. Erythropoietin Deficiency and Late-Life Anemia

    • Bindu Kanapuru, Andrew S. Artz, William B. Ershler
    Pages 115-127

  11. Anemia and Physical Health Decline in Old Age

    • Brenda W. J. H. Penninx
    Pages 129-140

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 141-145
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About this book

Anemia in the elderly has been properly defined as the silent epidemic, representing 3 million people in the United States aged 65 years and older. Incidence and prevalence of this condition increase with age. It differs in its etiology, pathogenesis and treatment from anemia in children and younger adults. Anemia is associated with reduced survival, increased risk of functional dependence and hospitalization, increased risk of congestive heart failure and stage renal disease and cognitive disorders. Approximately 70% of anemia in older individuals is reversible.

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“This multiauthored monograph on anemia in older persons discusses the nature of aging and red cell levels in the body as well as the various causes of anemia in older persons. Its purpose is to review the nature of anemia in older persons. The book succeeds admirably. The audience is hematologists and physicians treating older persons and researchers of blood physiology. … Because anemia is common in older persons, this book is important and timely. It points the way to the future studies.” (David O. Staats, Doody’s Review Service, May, 2008)

“Anemia in the Elderly offers a thoughtful overview of a common yet underdiagnosed medical condition … . this book carries tremendous clinical relevance for its intended audience—physicians and other clinicians who care for older adults. … The major contribution of this text is the elegant integration of geriatrics throughout. By offering a thoughtful approach to anemia that takes functional status into account, this book is an important addition to the fields of geriatrics and hematology.” (Preeti N. Malani, JAMA, Vol. 299 (19), 2008)

Editors and Affiliations

  • H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, USA

    Lodovico Balducci

  • National Institute on Aging Intramural Research Program National Institutes of Health, Harbor Hospital, NM 545, Baltimore, USA

    William B. Ershler

  • Laboratory Medicine and Pathology James P. Wilmot Cancer Center, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, USA

    John M. Bennett

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Anemia in the Elderly

  • Editors: Lodovico Balducci, William B. Ershler, John M. Bennett

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-49506-4

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag US 2007

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-49505-7Published: 10 September 2007

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-387-09791-6Published: 28 August 2008

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-49506-4Published: 04 October 2007

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 145

  • Topics: Geriatrics/Gerontology, Hematology, Internal Medicine, Oncology, Nephrology

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