Assessing the Need for Palliative Care in LVAD and HTX Patients

Palliative care (PC) has gained rising attention in a holistic treatment approach to chronic heart failure (CHF). However, the need after LVAD implantation or HTX is unclear.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - March 31, 2018 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: F. Strangl, A. Ullrich, A. Bernhardt, M. Barten, C. Bokemeyer, S. Blankenberg, H. Reichenspurner, K. Oechsle, M. Rybczynski Source Type: research