Podcast 32: Reprise of a June 2008 interview with Larry Allen from Duke, in which he talks about patients’ estimates of their life expectancy, compare...

We’ve run into a scheduling problem with the person we wanted to talk with. We’ll try again next week, because his views are intriguing and I’m guessing you’d rather have intriguing than ho-hum.

However, so that you won’t have wasted your time downloading the podcast, I’ve reprised an interview from last June, when few of you were listening. It deals with the problem of patients’ false sense of optimism about their life expectancy. Intriguing for sure.

Let me know what you think. Call 1 617 440 4374 and leave a message.

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INTERVIEW LINKS

• Seattle Heart Failure Model
• JAMA article
• Journal Watch Cardiology coverage
• Physician’s First Watch coverage

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