Dying With a Left Ventricular Assist Device as Destination Therapy [Original Articles]

Conclusions—
In contrast to the general heart failure population, most patients with DT-LVAD die in the hospital and few use hospice. Further work is needed to understand these differences and to determine whether patients with DT-LVAD are receiving optimal end-of-life care.

Source: Circulation: Heart Failure - October 5, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dunlay, S. M., Strand, J. J., Wordingham, S. E., Stulak, J. M., Luckhardt, A. J., Swetz, K. M. Tags: Heart Failure, Quality and Outcomes Original Articles Source Type: research