Palliative Care Consultation Reduces Heart Failure Transitions: A Matched Analysis

Background Palliative care supports quality of life, symptom control, and goal setting in heart failure (HF) patients. Unlike hospice, palliative care does not restrict life‐prolonging therapy. This study examined the association between palliative care during hospitalization for HF on the subsequen...

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Main Authors: Michelle S. Diop, Garrett S. Bowen, Lan Jiang, Wen‐Chih Wu, Portia Y. Cornell, Pedro Gozalo, James L. Rudolph
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-06-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
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Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.119.013989