Palliative care in heart failure: a position statement from the palliative care workshop of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology

Publisher DOI
PubMed ID
19386813
Abstract
Heart failure is a serious condition and equivalent to malignant disease in terms of symptom burden and mortality. At this moment only a comparatively small number of heart failure patients receive specialist palliative care. Heart failure patients may have generic palliative care needs, such as refractory multifaceted symptoms, communication and decision making issues and the requirement for family support. The Advanced Heart Failure Study Group of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology organized a workshop to address the issue of palliative care in heart failure to increase awareness of the need for palliative care. Additional objectives included improving the accessibility and quality of palliative care for heart failure patients and promoting the development of heart failure-orientated palliative care services across Europe. This document represents a synthesis of the presentations and discussion during the workshop and describes recommendations in the area of delivery of quality care to patients and families, education, treatment coordination, research and policy.
Date Issued
2009
Publication Type
Article
Language(s)
en
Author(s)
Jaarsma, Tiny
Beattie, James M
Ryder, Mary
Rutten, Frans H
McDonagh, Theresa
Murray, Scott A
Grodzicki, Thomas
Bergh, Ingrid
Metra, Marco
Ekman, Inger
Angermann, Christiane
Leventhal, Marcia
Pitsis, Antonis
Anker, Stefan D
Gavazzi, Antonello
Ponikowski, Piotr
Dickstein, Kenneth
Blue, Lynda
Strasser, Florian
McMurray, John
Additional Credits
Journal
European journal of heart failure
Publisher
Oxford University Press
ISSN
1388-9842
ISBN
19386813
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