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MORIS¹, María Cecilia. Muerte digna en insuficiencia cardíaca avanzada. Insuf. card. [online]. 2018, vol.13, n.3, pp.145-152. ISSN 1852-3862.

Dignified death in advanced heart failure Heart failure is a terminal illness that profoundly affects the quality of life of patients, becoming very symptomatic as it progresses, generating a loss of its social function and a great economic burden. That is why the need arises to provide our patients with a dignified death, with all the technical, moral and legal problems that this implies. Recently, the law of dignified death was sanctioned in the Argentine Republic, which clarifies some important points, and emphasizes the autonomy of will, document of anticipated wills, palliative treatment, informed consent and medical responsibility. In this article we review this situation.

Palabras clave : Dignified death; Heart failure; Moral aspects; Technical aspects; Argentine law.

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