Japan has been an aging society, and the number of patients with heart failure is
dramatically increasing. Furthermore, it is becoming a multi-death society, where
palliative care for patients with heart failure is important. We have held the in-hospital
study meeting on palliative care for heart failure once a month since April 2016.
The participants include cardiologists, palliative care physicians, pharmacists, nurses,
clinical engineers, and rehabilitation engineers. The themes of the meeting are heart
failure diagnosis and cure, cutting-edge heart failure treatment, medical ethics,
advanced-care planning, and others. In December, an opinion-exchange meeting was also
held, as a result, our hospital became more informed about the necessity of palliative
care for patients with heart failure. The number of patients with heart failure managed
with the involvement of the palliative support team in the hospital is also increasing.
We report on our approach to palliative care for heart failure from a cardiologist's
perspective.
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