LCD for Hospice - Determining Terminal Status (L25678)

Congestive heart failure having severe cardiomegaly, without an obvious cause. Persistent ECG changes. Effort gallop, usually released by rest. Prognosis: Poor long-term prognosis: 50% of hospitalized patients die in less than 3 years. Differential diagnosis: Ischemic cardiopathy (ischemic heart disease) – history, coronarography, +/- ECG. ................
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