UvA-DARE (Digital Academic Repository) Falling: should one blame the heart? Jansen, Sofie Link to publication Citation for published version (APA): Jansen, S. (2015). Falling: should one blame the heart? General rights It is not permitted to download or to forward/distribute the text or part of it without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), other than for strictly personal, individual use, unless the work is under an open content license (like Creative Commons). Disclaimer/Complaints regulations If you believe that digital publication of certain material infringes any of your rights or (privacy) interests, please let the Library know, stating your reasons. In case of a legitimate complaint, the Library will make the material inaccessible and/or remove it from the website. Please Ask the Library: http://uba.uva.nl/en/contact, or a letter to: Library of the University of Amsterdam, Secretariat, Singel 425, 1012 WP Amsterdam, The Netherlands. You will be contacted as soon as possible. UvA-DARE is a service provided by the library of the University of Amsterdam (http://dare.uva.nl) Download date: 12 Jan 2019
falling: should one blame the heart? ACADEMISCH PROEFSCHRIFT ISBN: 978-94-6259-865-2 Design and lay-out: DUODECIMO grafische vormgeving - Piep van Sante Printed by Ipskamp Drukkers, Enschede, The Netherlands ter verkrijging van de graad van doctor aan de op gezag van de Rector Magnificus prof. dr. D.C. van den Boom ten overstaan van een door het College voor Promoties ingestelde commissie, in het openbaar te verdedigen in de Aula der Universiteit op vrijdag 6 november 2015, te 11:00 uur door Sofie Jansen geboren te Amsterdam 2015 Sofie Jansen, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. All rights reserved. No part of this thesis may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior permission of the author. A digital version of this thesis can be found at www.dare.uva.nl Financial support by Opleidingsfonds Westfriesgasthuis, the Dutch Heart Foundation and Academic Medical Center of the University of Amsterdam for the publication of this thesis is gratefully acknowledged. Further financial support for the printing of this thesis was kindly provided by Finapres Medical Systems B.V. and Chipsoft B.V.
Promotor: Copromotor: Overige leden: Prof. dr. S.E.J.A. de Rooij Dr. N. van der Velde Dr. J.A. Claassen Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen Dr. M.H. Emmelot Vonk Universiteit Utrecht Prof. dr. J.C. Goslings Dr. C.T.P. Krediet Prof. dr. A.B. Maier Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Prof. dr. J.A. Romijn Prof. dr. A.A.M. Wilde Faculteit der Geneeskunde
TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE Introduction The association of cardiovascular disorders and falls: a systematic review 9 193 CHAPTER NINE Factors associated with recognition and prioritization for falling, and the effect on fall incidence in community dwelling older adults CHAPTER TWO Self-reported cardiovascular conditions are associated with falls and syncope in community-dwelling older adults CHAPTER THREE Electrocardiographic abnormalities in patients admitted for hip fracture 69 83 215 230 236 CHAPTER TEN Summary and Perspective Nederlandse samenvatting Contributing authors CHAPTER FOUR Decreased left ventricular (LV) function is associated with hip-fractures CHAPTER FIVE AF is associated with self-reported syncope and falls in a general population cohort 101 119 237 238 List of publications PhD Portfolio CHAPTER SIX Atrial fibrillation is associated with impaired mobility in community-dwelling older adults 135 CHAPTER SEVEN AF is associated with greater drop in diastolic blood pressure and impaired blood pressure stabilization upon active stand 153 CHAPTER EIGHT Effectiveness of a cardiovascular evaluation and intervention in older fallers: a pilot study 175 6 CHAPTER falling: should one blame the heart? 1 7