Publications by authors named "Rachel S Tobin"
Article Synopsis
- Constrictive pericarditis is a condition caused by chronic inflammation of the pericardium, with tuberculosis being a common cause outside the U.S. and a serious complication of pericardial disease.
- A case study as illustrated by a 31-year-old man who experienced symptoms like chest pain and dyspnea, leading to diagnoses through various tests, including an echocardiogram and right heart catheterization.
- The patient's treatment involved surgery to remove thickened pericardium and a 6-month antibiotic therapy regimen, underscoring the need for a multidisciplinary approach in managing this condition, especially in cases tied to tuberculosis.
With advances in heart failure (HF) treatment, patients are living longer, putting further emphasis on quality of life (QOL) and the role of palliative care principles in their care. Spirituality is a core domain of palliative care, best defined as a dynamic, multidimensional aspect of oneself for which 1 dimension is that of finding meaning and purpose. There are substantial data describing the role of spirituality in patients with cancer but a relative paucity of studies in HF.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBlack patients have a higher incidence of heart failure (HF) and worse outcomes than white patients. Guidelines recommend palliative care for patients with advanced HF, but no studies have examined outcomes in a black patient cohort. This is a analysis of the Palliative Care in Heart Failure trial, which randomized patients to usual care plus a palliative care intervention (UC+PAL) or usual care (UC).
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