title: Disabling the pacemaker: the heart-rending decision every competent patient has a right to make.
authors.affiliation: Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: T D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Manganello
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States