Question

A 72-year-old with severe HFrEF and recurrent hospitalizations despite CRT-D and maximal therapy is not a transplant candidate due to comorbidity. What palliative strategy is guideline-concordant?

Accepted Answer

Stop all HF medications

Answer

Continue frequent hospitalizations

Answer

Discuss and implement palliative care and goals-of-care

Answer

consider inotrope therapy for symptom relief

Answer

Initiate verapamil

Practice question

A 72-year-old with severe HFrEF and recurrent hospitalizations despite CRT-D and maximal therapy is not a transplant candidate due to comorbidity. What palliative strategy is guideline-concordant?