title: Ethical issues in the management of geriatric cardiac patients.
abstract: A nonterminally ill cardiac patient opts for a high-risk revascularization procedure but insists on not receiving cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the event of an iatrogenic cardiac arrest.
authors.affiliation: Morton Plant Hospital and Clearwater Cardiovascular and Interventional Consultants, Clearwater, FL, USA.
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Basta
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003657:Decision Making; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005066:Euthanasia, Passive / Q000523:psychology; D005431:Florida; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000523:psychology