Differences between patients with cardiovascular disease and cancer referred for palliative care

Haider J. Warraich, Steven P. Wolf, Jesse Troy, Keith M. Swetz, Nathan E. Goldstein, Robert J. Mentz, Nelia Jain, Akshay S. Desai, Arif H. Kamal

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Abstract

Our analysis from a national registry shows that compared to cancer, cardiovascular disease patients referred to palliative care are a decade older, have worse functional status and clinician-estimated prognosis. Both groups have very high symptom burden, with cardiovascular disease patients experiencing more dyspnea while pain, nausea, and fatigue are more common in cancer.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5-9
Number of pages5
JournalAmerican Heart Journal
Volume233
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2021

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