Heart : official journal of the British Cardiac Society
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Effects of a transitional palliative care model on patients with end-stage heart failure: a randomised controlled trial.
To examine the effects of home-based transitional palliative care for patients with end-stage heart failure (ESHF) after hospital discharge. ⋯ This study provides evidence of the effectiveness of a postdischarge transitional care palliative programme in reducing readmissions and improving symptom control among patients with ESHF.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Native valve disease in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation on warfarin or rivaroxaban.
To compare the characteristics and outcomes of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and aortic stenosis (AS) with patients with AF with mitral regurgitation (MR) or aortic regurgitation (AR) and patients without significant valve disease (no SVD). ⋯ We found that patients with AF and AS on oral anticoagulants may have distinctly different efficacy and safety outcomes than patients with MR or AR or no SVD.