title: Discontinuing an implantable cardioverter defibrillator as a life-sustaining treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, New York.
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Quill
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Barold
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Sussman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001293:Attitude to Death; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012297:Right to Die; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D016312:Treatment Refusal; D028761:Withholding Treatment