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Patient selection for advanced heart failure therapy referral.

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Fanaroff, AC; DeVore, AD; Mentz, RJ; Daneshmand, MA; Patel, CB
Published in: Crit Pathw Cardiol
March 2014

Despite advances in medical therapy for chronic heart failure (HF), advanced HF carries a dismal prognosis. Options such as transplantation and durable mechanical circulatory support have greatly improved outcomes for these patients, but their introduction has introduced significant complexity to patient management. Although much of this management occurs at specialized heart transplant centers, it is the responsibility of the primary cardiologist of the patient with advanced HF to refer patients at the appropriate time and to help them navigate the difficult decisions related to the pursuit of advanced therapies. We present a unique pathway that incorporates guidelines, recent data, and expert opinion to help general cardiologists determine which patients should be referred for transplantation or durable mechanical circulatory support, and when they should be referred. Decision making on referral to the heart transplant center is also summarized.

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Published In

Crit Pathw Cardiol

DOI

EISSN

1535-2811

Publication Date

March 2014

Volume

13

Issue

1

Start / End Page

1 / 5

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Referral and Consultation
  • Patient Selection
  • Humans
  • Heart Failure
  • Decision Making
  • Cardiovascular System & Hematology
  • 4203 Health services and systems
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 3201 Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
 

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Fanaroff, A. C., DeVore, A. D., Mentz, R. J., Daneshmand, M. A., & Patel, C. B. (2014). Patient selection for advanced heart failure therapy referral. Crit Pathw Cardiol, 13(1), 1–5. https://doi.org/10.1097/HPC.0000000000000004
Fanaroff, Alexander C., Adam D. DeVore, Robert J. Mentz, Mani A. Daneshmand, and Chetan B. Patel. “Patient selection for advanced heart failure therapy referral.Crit Pathw Cardiol 13, no. 1 (March 2014): 1–5. https://doi.org/10.1097/HPC.0000000000000004.
Fanaroff AC, DeVore AD, Mentz RJ, Daneshmand MA, Patel CB. Patient selection for advanced heart failure therapy referral. Crit Pathw Cardiol. 2014 Mar;13(1):1–5.
Fanaroff, Alexander C., et al. “Patient selection for advanced heart failure therapy referral.Crit Pathw Cardiol, vol. 13, no. 1, Mar. 2014, pp. 1–5. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/HPC.0000000000000004.
Fanaroff AC, DeVore AD, Mentz RJ, Daneshmand MA, Patel CB. Patient selection for advanced heart failure therapy referral. Crit Pathw Cardiol. 2014 Mar;13(1):1–5.

Published In

Crit Pathw Cardiol

DOI

EISSN

1535-2811

Publication Date

March 2014

Volume

13

Issue

1

Start / End Page

1 / 5

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Referral and Consultation
  • Patient Selection
  • Humans
  • Heart Failure
  • Decision Making
  • Cardiovascular System & Hematology
  • 4203 Health services and systems
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 3201 Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences