Living and dying with heart failure: it's time to talk
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Living and dying with heart failure: it's time to talk.
Dramatic advances in the care of heart failure (HF) patients have emerged over the last two decades, resulting in an improvement in survival after diagnosis. With the development of novel therapies, the number of patients living with HF has increased. Unfortunately, HF is a disease associated with high symptom and co-morbidity burden, resulting in repeated hospitalizations. This emerging epidem...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Heart Journal
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0195-668X,1522-9645
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehr411