Management of end stage cardiac failure

Miriam Johnson

doi:10.1136/pgmj.2006.055723

Management of end stage cardiac failure

Miriam Johnson

The Hull York Medical School

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Abstract

Optimum heart failure medication and an increasing array of interventions have had an enormous effect on morbidity and mortality over the past 10 years. However, patients with end stage disease can still be highly symptomatic. Moreover, such patients are disadvantaged compared with patients with malignant disease. They are less likely to have an understanding of their illness or have access to supportive care. They are also less likely to have the opportunity to plan for care with regard to death and dying. There is increasing demand that the multi-professional clinical team gain good communication and supportive care skills, and that appropriate access to specialist palliative care services is available.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	395-401
Number of pages	7
Journal	Postgraduate medical journal
Volume	83
Issue number	980
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/pgmj.2006.055723
Publication status	Published - Jun 2007

Keywords

CHRONIC HEART-FAILURE
QUALITY-OF-LIFE
VENTRICULAR EJECTION FRACTIONS
INSPIRED OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS
ELECTRICAL NERVE-STIMULATION
DOUBLE-BLIND TRIAL
PALLIATIVE CARE
ANGINA-PECTORIS
MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION
RANDOMIZED-TRIAL

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