T Blackburn

Publications (3)18.05 Total impact

• Article: Anticoagulant treatment of atrial fibrillation in the elderly.

  M Dunn, T Blackburn
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  ABSTRACT: There is now adequate clinical evidence that the most appropriate treatment of elderly patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation is with low dose warfarin. Patients may have contraindications to therapy with this agent, but should not be denied treatment based on age alone. Withholding treatment based on age places patients at unwarranted risk for severely disabling thromboembolic complications.
  Postgraduate Medical Journal 02/1992; 68 Suppl 1:S57-60. · 1.94 Impact Factor
• Article: Cystocerebral syndrome. Acute urinary retention presenting as confusion in elderly patients.

  T Blackburn, M Dunn
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  ABSTRACT: The diagnosis of acute mental status changes in the elderly patient is often very difficult. Many causes are possible, and there is often little history obtainable. The physical examination occasionally provides the essential clues needed to discover the source of the sudden deterioration. We have recently evaluated four episodes of acute delirium in three elderly patients who presented with no readily apparent cause for these changes. On further evaluation, the patients were found to have marked bladder distention associated with acute urinary retention. None of these patients complained of discomfort, and none had any awareness or recollection of their deterioration. Each patient had rapid resolution of symptoms on bladder decompression. To our knowledge, this "cystocerebral syndrome" has not been previously described, and we suggest that it be considered in the evaluation of acute confusional states in elderly men.
  Archives of Internal Medicine 01/1991; 150(12):2577-8. · 11.46 Impact Factor
• Article: Pacemaker-induced superior vena cava syndrome: consideration of management.

  T Blackburn, M Dunn
  American Heart Journal 10/1988; 116(3):893-6. · 4.65 Impact Factor