Palliative Care and Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke: A Policy Statement from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

Circulation

Volumn 134, Issue 11, 2016, Pages e198-e225

  Braun, Lynne T ^a   Grady, Kathleen L ^a   Kutner, Jean S ^a   Adler, Eric ^a   Berlinger, Nancy ^a   Boss, Renee ^a   Butler, Javed ^a   Enguidanos, Susan ^a   Friebert, Sarah ^a   Gardner, Timothy J ^a   Higgins, Phil ^a   Holloway, Robert ^a   Konig, Madeleine ^a   Meier, Diane ^a   Morrissey, Mary Beth ^a   Quest, Tammie E ^a   Wiegand, Debra L ^a   Coombs Lee, Barbara ^a   Fitchett, George ^a   Gupta, Charu ^a   Roach, William H ^a   more..

^a NONE

Author keywords

AHA Scientific Statements; palliative care; quality of life; treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL OUTCOME; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FAMILY CENTERED CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LAW; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MOTIVATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; SHARED DECISION MAKING; SPIRITUAL CARE; STROKE PATIENT; SURVIVAL; TERMINAL CARE; TRANSITIONAL CARE; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PATIENT COMFORT; STANDARDS; STROKE; UNITED STATES;

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION; CAREGIVERS; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT COMFORT; QUALITY OF LIFE; STROKE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84981266623     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000438     Document Type: Review

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