Ethical issues in the management of geriatric cardiac patients.
A 92-year-old patient dies less than a year after aortic valve replacement, pacemaker-AICD implantation, renal dialysis, and rehabilitation at a cost of over a half million dollars.
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Lofty L
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University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000628:therapy; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002309:Cardiology / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D026690:Ethics, Clinical; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000628:therapy