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Palliative Care of the Right Heart

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Clinical Cases in Right Heart Failure

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Abstract

Heart failure is a life-limiting illness, and Palliative Care benefits patients and their caregivers from the time of diagnosis throughout the entire disease trajectory. Palliative care provides symptom management, psychosocial support, and assistance with medical decision-making. The overarching goal is to make recommendations for care to ensure that patients receive goal-concordant care.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Division of Palliative Medicine, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME, USA

    Kristina M. Conner

  2. Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA

    Kristina M. Conner

  3. Department of Cardiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Michael J. Landzberg

  4. Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Michael J. Landzberg

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  1. St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA

    Lana Tsao

  2. Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME, USA

    Maxwell E. Afari

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Conner, K.M., Landzberg, M.J. (2020). Palliative Care of the Right Heart. In: Tsao, L., Afari, M. (eds) Clinical Cases in Right Heart Failure. Clinical Cases in Cardiology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38662-7_12

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