… of heart failure and palliative care. Inclusion of literature published before 2010 was reviewed
for impact to the fields of heart failure and palliative care … , including heart failure specific …

… Heart Association heart failure guidelines. To identify evidence-based studies of palliative
care in heart failure, … subject headings “heart failure” and “palliative care,” “supportive care,” or “…

… that these characteristics are shared by heart failure patients; (2) to identify the major needs
of and the specific areas of palliative care most relevant to heart failure patients; and (3) to …

… Heart failure is a serious condition and equivalent to malignant disease in … heart failure
patients receive specialist palliative care. Heart failure patients may have generic palliative care …

… Symptoms and compromised quality of life prevail throughout the course of heart failure (HF)
and thus should be specifically addressed with palliative measures. Palliative care for HF …

… group of palliative care and heart failure experts, was supported by the American Federation
for Aging Research, the John A. Hartford Foundation, the National Palliative Care Research …

… failure treatment. We propose integration of a palliative care approach early in the course
of heart failure treatment and a tiered process for selecting patients for hospice care. A …

… to improve the care of patients with heart failure, including symptom … care. By combining
optimal medical management with palliative care, physicians can best care for heart failure …

… Palliative care (PC) is now recommended by all major cardiovascular societies for advanced
heart failure (HF). PC is a philosophy of care that uses a holistic approach to address …

… The imperative for wider dissemination of palliative care interventions in heart failure will be
enhanced when others replicate our findings in additional cohorts at other centers. Our data …