title: Ethical issues in the management of geriatric cardiac patients.
abstract: A 69-year-old woman dying of severe ischemic cardiomyopathy and peripheral arterial disease is developing gangrene of her toes without pain or overt signs of infection. Should you perform an arteriogram, attempt repeat angioplasty of either or both limbs?
authors.forename: Lofty L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Basta
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000941:ethics; D002309:Cardiology / Q000941:ethics; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D015897:Comorbidity; D003657:Decision Making / Q000941:ethics; D018450:Disease Progression; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000941:ethics; D006801:Humans; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D011788:Quality of Life