End-of-life preferences in elderly patients admitted for heart failure
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End-of-life preferences of elderly patients with chronic heart failure.
AIMS Elderly heart failure (HF) patients are assumed to prefer improved quality of life over longevity, but sufficient data are lacking. Therefore, we assessed the willingness to trade survival time for quality-of-life (QoL) and the preferences for resuscitation. METHODS AND RESULTS At baseline and after 12 and 18 months, 622 HF patients aged ≥60 years (77 ± 8 years, 74% NYHA-class ≥III) part...
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عنوان ژورنال: QJM
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1460-2725,1460-2393
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hch135