title: [Health care quality in terminal cardiac decompensation: a "multidisciplinary" reflexion].
abstract: Although improved, the prognosis of chronic heart failure is still malignant, the survival rate being similar to that of cancer. Due to the relevant epidemiology of this disease, the terminal care of heart failure has a significant impact, searching for the best quality of cure and care.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Cardiologia Fondazione S. Maugeri Clinica del Lavoro e della Riabilitazione, IRCCS Istituto Scientifico di Pavia Via Ferrata, 8 27100 Pavia. copasich@fsm.it
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Opasich
authors.forename: Stefania
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: De Feo
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barbieri
authors.forename: Giuseppina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Majani
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D011379:Prognosis; D011613:Psychotherapy; D011788:Quality of Life; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*