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Longitudinal advance care planning and palliative care involvement are important for optimizing quality of life and supportive care in patients with pulmonary hypertension.
This review highlights the importance of longitudinal advance care planning and the integration of palliative care for patients with pulmonary hypertension.
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May support palliative care integration in pulmonary hypertension; leaves open need for prospective trials.
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a progressive disease with high associated morbidity and mortality despite the development of novel therapies. Palliative care is a multidisciplinary field focused on optimization of quality of life and overall supportive care for patients and their families in the setting of life-limiting illness. Although the benefits of palliative care in oncology are well described, there are few studies regarding the timing and involvement of palliative care in PH patients. In this paper, we describe the importance of longitudinal advance care planning, including suggestions for addressing difficult topics such as end-of-life care, and the role of palliative care providers in helping guide these discussions throughout the course of the illness.
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Rhee et al. (2018) conducted a review in Pulmonary hypertension. Palliative care and advance care planning was evaluated. Longitudinal advance care planning and palliative care involvement are important for optimizing quality of life and supportive care in patients with pulmonary hypertension.
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