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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jul 18.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017 Jul 18;70(3):331–341. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.05.030

Central Illustration. The PAL-HF study randomized 150 patients with advanced heart failure to usual care or usual care + a multidimensional palliative care intervention.

Central Illustration

The co-primary endpoints were quality of life measured by the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire and the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy - Palliative Care scale. Patients who received the palliative care intervention had significantly better quality of life measured by both instruments.