The Association Between HIV Infection and the Use of Palliative Care in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure.

CONCLUSIONS: HIV characteristics indicative of severe disease are associated with PC for hospitalized VHA patients with HF. Increasing access to PC for patients with HF and HIV is warranted. PMID: 30304939 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care - October 10, 2018 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Feder SL, Tate JP, Akgün KM, Womack JA, Jeon S, Funk M, Bedimo RJ, Budoff MJ, Butt AA, Crothers K, Redeker NS Tags: Am J Hosp Palliat Care Source Type: research