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Cardiac Patients at End of Life in the Emergency Department

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Patients with symptoms related to end-stage cardiac disease, including coronary artery disease and heart failure, commonly present to the emergency department. Emergency healthcare providers’ understanding of disease trajectory aligned with patient and family goals of care facilitates an optimal approach to individualized management. This review highlights existing cardiac-specific prognostic instruments within the context of contemporary emergency and palliative care models, emphasizing the benefits of efficient and pre-organized communication strategies.

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  1. Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellow, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Derrick Lowery MD

  2. Department of Emergency Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO, USA

    Christopher R. Carpenter MD, MSc

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  1. Portland VA Medical Center,, Patient-Centered Education and Research, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, Portland, Oregon, USA

    Sarah J. Goodlin

  2. Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri, USA

    Michael W. Rich

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Lowery, D., Carpenter, C.R. (2015). Cardiac Patients at End of Life in the Emergency Department. In: Goodlin, S., Rich, M. (eds) End-of-Life Care in Cardiovascular Disease. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6521-7_6

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