Patient-reported symptoms at hospital discharge independently predict death and hospitalization burden in advanced heart failure

The heart failure (HF) epidemic continues to grow, propelled by an aging population and life-prolonging medical advances. To improve patient-centered outcomes and reduce costs, providers must accurately identify patients at highest risk for rehospitalization and death. Most prognostic models in HF focus on comorbid conditions, physical, hemodynamic, and biomarker markers of HF severity.1

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - October 23, 2017 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Craig M. Alpert, Ellen K. Hummel, Todd M. Koelling, Maryse Palardy, Scott L. Hummel Source Type: research