title: Caring for persons with advanced heart failure.
authors.affiliation: Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic States, Silver Spring, MD, USA. suzanne.j.wingate@kp.org
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wingate
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D018450:Disease Progression; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017051:Hospice Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000458:organization & administration; D018579:Patient Selection; D011379:Prognosis; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology