[Health care quality in terminal cardiac decompensation: a "multidisciplinary" reflexion]

Ital Heart J Suppl. 2003 Feb;4(2):112-8.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

Although improved, the prognosis of chronic heart failure is still malignant, the survival rate being similar to that of cancer. Due to the relevant epidemiology of this disease, the terminal care of heart failure has a significant impact, searching for the best quality of cure and care.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Age Factors
  • Caregivers / psychology
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Heart Failure / complications
  • Heart Failure / mortality
  • Heart Failure / therapy*
  • Hospital Mortality
  • Hospitalization
  • Humans
  • Neoplasms / therapy
  • Palliative Care / organization & administration
  • Prognosis
  • Psychotherapy
  • Quality of Life*
  • Terminal Care / organization & administration
  • Terminal Care / standards*