Tobacco smoking continues to be a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and
the leading avoidable cause of death worldwide. Tobacco smoking has declined in high …

Patients with heart failure (HF) and their families experience stress and suffering from a
variety of sources over the course of the HF experience. Palliative care is an interdisciplinary …

Background: Advanced heart failure (HF) is characterized by high morbidity and mortality.
Conventional therapy may not sufficiently reduce patient suffering and maximize quality of …

Background—Heart failure (HF) is an important contributor to both the burden and cost of
national healthcare expenditures, with more older Americans hospitalized for HF than for …

CO-CHAIRS: Feldman D: Minneapolis Heart Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Georgia
Institute of Technology and Morehouse School of Medicine; Pamboukian SV: University of …

Evidence-based management has improved long-term survival in patients with heart failure
(HF). However, an unintended consequence of increased longevity is that patients with HF …

Shared decision making for advanced heart failure has become both more challenging and
more crucial as duration of disease and treatment options have increased. High-quality …

Contrary to common perception, modern palliative care (PC) is applicable to all people with
an incurable disease, not only cancer. PC is appropriate at every stage of disease …

Health care is everywhere under tremendous pressure with regard to efficiency, safety, and
economic viability-to say nothing of having to meet various political agendas-and has …

ESC Guidelines 2389 disclosure forms are kept on file at the European Heart House,
headquarters of the ESC. Any changes in conflict of interest that arise during the writing …