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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pain Symptom Manage. 2023 Mar 25;66(1):62–69.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2023.03.009

Table 2.

Characteristics of Patients served by Cardiac Palliative Care Program

Variable Total (n=7)
Diagnoses managed – no (%)
 Heart failure 7/7 (100)
 Heart transplants 6/7 (86)
 Aortic stenosis 3/7 (43)
 Pulmonary arterial hypertension 4/7 (57)
 Lung transplants 3/7 (43)
 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 5/7 (71)
 Interstitial lung disease 4/7 (57)
 Cystic fibrosis 2/7 (29)
 Chronic kidney disease 3/7 (43)
 Dementia 4/7 (57)
 Other 1/7 (14)
Average NYHA Class of HF patients
 III 2/5 (40)
 IV 3/5 (60)
Proportion of LVAD recipients – % 15 [1–100]
Proportion of patients cared for until the time of death – % 50 [10–50]
Proportion of patients referred to hospice – % 25 [10–40]
Proportion of patients dying in hospital – % 30 [20–50]

Program characteristics were estimated by program leaders in an online survey. Categorical variables are presented as number (percentage). Numeric variables are presented as median [range from minimum to maximum]. Abbreviations: HF, heart failure; LVAD, left ventricular assist device; NYHA, New York Heart Association.