Why the study?
Differentiating between advanced heart failure and end-stage heart failure is essential to appropriately select patients for advanced therapies versus palliative care.
Population
Patients with advanced heart failure (AdHF) and end-stage heart failure
Design
Review
Authors
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Distinguishing AdHF from end-stage HF may prevent futile MCS or transplant; leaves open validated selection criteria.
Careful clinical and psychosocial evaluation is essential to distinguish between advanced and end-stage heart failure to ensure appropriate allocation of advanced therapies versus palliative care.
Severino et al. (2019) studied this question.
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