Background Advanced heart failure (AHF) carries a morbidity and mortality that are similar or
worse than many advanced cancers. Despite this, there are no accepted quality metrics for …

Identifying treatment burden as an important concept for end... : Current Opinion in Supportive
and Palliative Care Identifying treatment burden as an important concept for end of life care in …

Chronic heart failure is the major cause of morbidity and mortality in the Western world, and
is the only cardiac condition increasing in prevalence. 1 It is primarily a condition of ageing …

Background Patients with advanced heart failure (HF) experience progressive symptoms,
decreased quality of life, and more frequent hospitalizations as they approach the end of life …

Background: Although a key treatment goal for patients with heart failure with reduced
ejection fraction is to optimize their health status (their symptoms, function, and quality of …

Stage D heart failure (HF) is associated with poor prognosis, yet little consensus exists on
the care of patients with HF approaching the end of life. Treatment options for end-stage HF …

Chronic heart failure (CHF) is a multi-dimensional and complex syndrome. Outcome
measures are important for determining both the efficacy and quality of care and capturing …

States. 1 HF is the leading cause of hospitalization for people 65 years of age and older, and
rates of hospital readmission within 6 months range from 25% to 50%. 1, 2 The personal …

Introduction: Patients at an advanced stage of heart failure (AHF), specifically chronic severe
symptomatic heart failure defined as New York Heart Association III/IV with hospitalization in …

Among the estimated 5.7 million people living with heart failure (HF) in the United States, HF
with preserved ejection fraction (HF-PEF) or mildly reduced left ventricular dysfunction …