ArticleJournal of the American Heart Association2020
Palliative Care Consultation Reduces Heart Failure Transitions: A Matched Analysis.
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- The current state of palliative care research in heart failure.ESC heart failure · 2026Article
- Validation of the short-form quality care questionnaire - palliative care in Brazilian patients with heart failure eligible for palliative care.BMC palliative care · 2026Article
- Advancing palliative care in cardiac arrest and cardiogenic shock: identifying evidence gaps and future research priorities.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Review
- Palliative Care in Decompensated Heart Failure Requiring Inotropic Therapy: Opportunities for Integration to Improve Outcomes.Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2025Observational
- Holistic symptom burden and prognostic value of palliative care needs in heart failure: insights from the integrated palliative care outcome scale.BMC palliative care · 2025Observational
- Effects of palliative care consultation service on decedents experiencing end-stage heart failure: a 4-year observational study.BMC palliative care · 2025Observational
- Role of Palliative Care in the Supportive Management of AL Amyloidosis-A Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Proactive approaches in congestive heart failure: the significance of early goals of care discussion and palliative care.Future cardiology · 2024Review
- Expanding the Paradigm for Cardiovascular Palliative Care.Circulation · 2023Review
- Palliative Care Needs of Physically Frail Community-Dwelling Older Adults With Heart Failure.Journal of pain and symptom management · 2023Article
- Exploring Health Care Providers' Experiences of Providing Collaborative Palliative Care for Patients With Advanced Heart Failure At Home: A Qualitative Study.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2022Article
- What to consider when implementing a tool for timely recognition of palliative care needs in heart failure: a context-based qualitative study.BMC palliative care · 2022Article
- Prevalence and characteristics of patients with heart failure needing palliative care.BMC palliative care · 2021Article
- Palliative Care for People Living With Heart Disease-Does Sex Make a Difference?Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2021Review
- Palliative Care Consultation Reduces Heart Failure Transitions: A Matched Analysis.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2020Article
- Development of a Heart Failure Palliative Care Educational Program for Nurses: A Multi-Method Approach.Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery researchArticle
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Abstract
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 subsequent transitions and procedures. Methods and Results Veterans admitted to hospitals with HF from 2010 to 2015 were randomly selected for the Veterans Administration External Peer Review Program. Variables pertaining to demographic, clinical, laboratory, and usage were captured from Veterans Administration electronic records. Patients receiving hospice services before admission were excluded. Patients who received palliative care were propensity matched to those who did not. The primary outcomes were whether the patient experienced transitions or procedures in the 6 months after admission. Transitions included multiple readmissions (≥2) or intensive care admissions and procedures included mechanical ventilation, pacemaker implantation, or defibrillator implantation. Among 57 182 hospitalized HF patients, 1431 received palliative care, and were well matched to 1431 without (standardized mean differences ≤ ±0.05 on all matched variables). Palliative care was associated with significantly fewer multiple rehospitalizations (30.9% versus 40.3%,
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