Primary palliative care for heart failure: what is it? How do we implement it?

Related Articles Primary palliative care for heart failure: what is it? How do we implement it? Heart Fail Rev. 2017 Sep;22(5):611-620 Authors: Gelfman LP, Kavalieratos D, Teuteberg WG, Lala A, Goldstein NE Abstract Heart failure (HF) is a chronic and progressive illness, which affects a growing number of adults, and is associated with a high morbidity and mortality, as well as significant physical and psychological symptom burden on both patients with HF and their families. Palliative care is the multidisciplinary specialty focused on optimizing quality of life and reducing suffering for patients and families facing serious illness, regardless of prognosis.…
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