title: Ethical issues in the management of geriatric cardiac patients: a patient asks to put an end to the nightmare of living with a lifesaving AICD.
authors.affiliation: Clearwater Cardiovascular and Interventional Consultants and Project GRACE (Guidelines for Resuscitation and Care at End-of-Life), Tampa, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Lofty L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Basta
authors.forename: Todd R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Jennings
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000941:ethics* / Q000523:psychology; D020878:Device Removal / Q000941:ethics* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000941:ethics*; D006801:Humans