Practices of Referring Patients to Advanced Heart Failure Centers

Despite major advances in treatment, heart failure (HF) remains a disease that involves high rates of morbidity and adversely impacts quality of life and survival. Medical and device therapies for HF have improved outcomes; however, the use of advanced therapies, such as left ventricular assist device (LVAD) support and orthotopic heart transplant (OHT) remains low.1 –6 Advanced heart failure (AHF) management is multifaceted, requiring the coordinated care of a specialized, multidisciplinary team.

Source: Journal of Cardiac Failure - June 15, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Jared J. Herr, Ashwin Ravichandran, Farooq H. Sheikh, Anuradha Lala, Christopher V. Chien, Stephanie Hsiao, Ajay Srivastava, Dawn Pedrotty, Jennifer Nowaczyk, Shannon Tompkins, Sara Ahmed, Fei Xiang, Stephen Forest, Michael Z. Tong, Benjamin D'souza, IDEA Source Type: research