1998
Resuscitation Preferences Among Patients With Severe Congestive Heart Failure
Krumholz H, Phillips R, Hamel M, Teno J, Bellamy P, Broste S, Califf R, Vidaillet H, Davis R, Muhlbaier L, Connors A, Lynn J, Goldman L. Resuscitation Preferences Among Patients With Severe Congestive Heart Failure. Circulation 1998, 98: 648-655. PMID: 9715857, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.98.7.648.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere congestive heart failureCongestive heart failureResuscitation preferencesHeart failurePhysicians' perceptionsPatient preferencesMonths of dischargePoor functional statusQuarter of patientsSevere heart failureDiscussion of preferencesWorse prognosisFunctional statusPatientsOlder agePhysiciansSubstantial proportionSignificant correlatesResuscitationMonthsHigh agreementFailureHigher incomeExacerbationPrognosis
1996
Epidemiologic and economic impact of advanced heart failure
Funk M, Krumholz H. Epidemiologic and economic impact of advanced heart failure. The Journal Of Cardiovascular Nursing 1996, 10: 1-10. PMID: 8656234, DOI: 10.1097/00005082-199601000-00002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureMajor public health problemAdvanced heart failureCoronary heart diseasePublic health problemFinal common pathwayHeart diseaseRisk factorsCardiovascular diseaseCardiovascular conditionsHealth problemsPremature deathLethal conditionCommon pathwayPrevalenceDiseaseIncidenceNumber of peopleFailureEconomic impactPrognosisMortality