A Review of Prognostic Tools in Heart Failure

A minority of patients with end-stage disease are referred to palliative medicine for consultation in advanced heart failure. Educating stakeholders, including primary care, cardiology, and critical care of the benefits of hospice and palliative medicine for patients with poor prognosis, may increas...

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Published inAmerican journal of hospice & palliative medicine Vol. 35; no. 3; p. 514
Main Authors Treece, Jennifer, Chemchirian, Hrak, Hamilton, Neil, Jbara, Manar, Gangadharan, Venkataramanan, Paul, Timir, Baumrucker, Steven J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.03.2018
Subjects
Health Status Indicators
Heart Failure - epidemiology
Hospice Care - organization & administration
Humans
Palliative Care - organization & administration
Prognosis
Quality of Life
Referral and Consultation - organization & administration
Terminal Care - organization & administration
Time Factors
treatment
palliative
congestive heart failure
medication
hospice
prognosis
cardiology
comfort
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Summary:A minority of patients with end-stage disease are referred to palliative medicine for consultation in advanced heart failure. Educating stakeholders, including primary care, cardiology, and critical care of the benefits of hospice and palliative medicine for patients with poor prognosis, may increase appropriately timed referrals and improve quality of life for these patients. This article reviews multiple tools useful in prognostication in the setting of advanced heart failure.
ISSN:1938-2715
DOI:10.1177/1049909117709468