Top Ten Tips for Palliative Care Clinicians Caring for Heart Failure Patients.

Related Articles Top Ten Tips for Palliative Care Clinicians Caring for Heart Failure Patients. J Palliat Med. 2018 11;21(11):1646-1650 Authors: Warraich HJ, Rogers JG, Dunlay SM, Hummel E, Mentz RJ Abstract Heart failure (HF) is an increasingly prevalent condition with a very high symptom burden. To address challenges faced by palliative care clinicians, we assembled a team of experts to provide high-yield tips for the management of these patients. Prognosis is unpredictable in HF and many patients and physicians overestimate survival. Ejection fraction, notably, is not predictive of prognosis. It is important to have thorough discussions about implantable cardioverter defibrillators…
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