Bethesda, MD (August 10, 2015) - Of interest to our members: the New York Times has recently published an Op-Ed on Heart Failure by Haider Javed Warraich, titled "Failing Patients with Heart Failure."

Heart disease is the world’s No. 1 killer, despite advances in medical technology, as well as public health initiatives that have eased the burden of heart disease drastically. While one marvels at the progress, we often ignore how heart-disease patients die.

Patients with heart disease are more likely to suffer excessively at the end of life than those with other conditions. While surveys show that people overwhelmingly want to die at home, patients with cardiovascular disorders are much less likely to do so than patients with other diseases, such as cancer.

To read the full article, please go here.