Annales de cardiologie et d'angéiologie
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Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris) · Sep 2015
Comparative Study[Characteristics of the population hospitalized for advanced and terminal heart failure and experiences in palliative caring in the Intensive Care Unit of cardiology].
Advanced heart failure incidence is in progression. Palliative care access remains difficult due to its unpredictable course. The aim of this study was to describe the characteristics of patients admitted in Cardiology Intensive Care Unit for advanced heart failure who received palliative care and compare them to the whole population of acute heart failure hospitalized in the same period. ⋯ Palliative care in cardiology is uncommon and has often been too late because of its poor adaptability to advanced heart failure. It is, as consequence, necessary to identify the prognostic factors of these patients in order to propose a personalized care and to adjust the intensity of care ahead of the terminal evolution of heart failure.