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AUGUST 30, 2018

Supportive Care: The Other HF Transition

By Robert Carlson
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Robert J. DiDomenico, PharmD

Even if a patient with heart failure (HF) is not appropriate for aggressive curative care, supportive care can help reduce the need for hospital readmissions.

Supportive care, or palliative care, is a new concept in cardiology and not a traditional area of practice for pharmacists, said Robert J. DiDomenico, PharmD, a clinical professor of pharmacy practice at UIC College of Pharmacy, the University of Illinois at Chicago. “I don’t know