Is palliative care in heart failure patients coming up?

Carla Ida Ripamonti¹, Cosimo Chelazzi^{1

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¹ Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
² Critical Care and Palliative Medicine, ASST Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy.
³ Specialty School in Palliative Medicine, ASST Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy.
⁴ Palliative Care Unit and Integrated Home Care, ASST Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy.

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Carla Ida Ripamonti et al. Eur J Heart Fail. 2023 Oct.

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. 2023 Oct;25(10):1856-1858.

doi: 10.1002/ejhf.3002. Epub 2023 Aug 29.

Carla Ida Ripamonti¹, Cosimo Chelazzi^{1

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¹ Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
² Critical Care and Palliative Medicine, ASST Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy.
³ Specialty School in Palliative Medicine, ASST Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy.
⁴ Palliative Care Unit and Integrated Home Care, ASST Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy.

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Palliative care in heart failure guidelines: A comparison of the 2021 ESC and the 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA guidelines on heart failure.
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