title: Improving the care of patients dying of heart failure.
abstract: Patients with heart failure have special palliative care needs, but palliative measures for treating the symptoms of end-stage heart failure have been largely ignored. A formal disease-management program for heart failure should include palliative care.
authors: George M. and Linda H. Kaufman Center for Heart Failure, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195, USA. albertn@ccf.org
authors: Nancy M
authors: NM
authors: Albert
authors: Mellar
authors: M
authors: Davis
authors: James
authors: J
authors: Young
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods*; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000379:methods*; D011379:Prognosis; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D015430:Weight Gain