Patient-reported symptoms at hospital discharge independently can 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 co-morbid conditions and the physical, hemodynamic and biomarker measures 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 Tags: Research Correspondence Source Type: research