How To Treat Heart Failure

Palliative Care

Palliative care is a medical and nursing care designed for patients with life-threatening conditions, such as severe heart failure. It concentrates on easing pain, symptoms, as well as mental and physical stress at any stage of the condition. Palliative care's goal is to improve the quality of life in the broadest sense for patients with life-threatening diseases for as long as possible. It is also aimed at improving the patient's quality of life and reducing the devastating effects on the family and caregivers. In heart failure patients, palliative care may also have an important role irrespective of whether death is imminent. Mental health issues, unfortunately, have been largely overlooked in heart failure patients and may lead to significant psychological distress and depression. Therefore, this kind of care and support comes in handy. It is provided by a team of nurses, doctors, therapists, and other medical professionals who closely work with the primary caregivers among other hospital staff.