End-of-Life Issues in Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Devices

Tex Heart Inst J. 2023 Jul 1;50(4):e238160. doi: 10.14503/THIJ-23-8160.

Authors

Mary Acelle G Garcia¹, Astrid Grouls²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation, and Integrative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
² Department of Medicine, Section of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.

No abstract available

Keywords: Heart-assist devices; advance care planning; palliative care; terminal care; ventricular function, left.

MeSH terms

Death
Heart Failure* / diagnosis
Heart Failure* / therapy
Heart-Assist Devices*
Humans
Palliative Care
Terminal Care*

Grants and funding

Funding/Support: None.