End stage heart failure patients: Palliative care in general practice

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End stage heart failure patients: Palliative care in general practice

Background. Chronic heart failure is common, particularly in older individuals, and comorbidities are frequent. Patients with end stage heart failure can be highly symptomatic and require careful monitoring and treatment adjustment to improve symptoms. Objective. This article summarises the fundamen...

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Main Authors:	Davidson, Patricia, Macdonald, P., Newton, Phillip, Currow, D.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners 2010
Subjects:	heart failure general practice palliative care
Online Access:	http://www.racgp.org.au/afp/201012/201012davidson.pdf http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/27802

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