Heart Failure and Palliative Care

• 1. The need for palliative care in heart failure 2. The syndrome of advanced heart failure 3. Optimal therapy for heart failure 4. Prognosis in advanced heart failure 5. Symptom relief for advanced heart failure 6. Supportive care: Psychological, social and spiritual aspects 7. Communication in heart failure 8. Care of the patient dying from heart failure 9. Palliative care needs of young people with heart failure 10. Palliative care services for patients with heart failure

"This book is a fantastic resource for anyone working with patients with heart failure. It will facilitate the integration of palliative care into heart failure management …"—British Journal of Hospital MedicineThe book includes chapters on the syndrome of advanced heart failure—optimal therapy, prognosis, symptom relief, supportive care, communication, the need for palliative care, and how to improve terminal care. Good stuff.—Roger Woodruff, IAHPC Reviews Editor