Patients with heart failure often overestimate life expectancy
Tuesday, June 3, 2008 - 16:35
in Health & Medicine
Many patients with heart failure have survival expectations that are significantly greater than clinical predictions, with younger patients and those with more severe disease more likely to overestimate their remaining life span, according to a study in the June 4 issue of JAMA.
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