Medicine consultation for preparedness planning in patients receiving left ventricular assist devices as destination therapy

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 493-500

  Swetz, Keith M ^a   Freeman, Monica R ^a   Abouezzeddine, Omar F ^a   Carter, Kari A ^a   Boilson, Barry A ^a   Ottenberg, Abigale L ^a   Park, Soon J ^a   Mueller, Paul S ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESTINATION THERAPY; DEVICE THERAPY; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE MEDICINE CONSULTATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVAL TIME; THERAPY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; CASE REPORT; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HOSPITALIZATION; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; LIVING WILL; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGED; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUALITY OF LIFE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 79957711778     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/mcp.2010.0747     Document Type: Article

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