title: Hope or truth: commentary on the case of Mr. T.
authors.affiliation: Programs in Medical Ethics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. ehowe@usuhs.mill
authors.forename: Edmund G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Howe
mesh_terms: D001900:Boston; D003657:Decision Making / Q000941:ethics*; D028741:Ethics Committees, Clinical; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000941:ethics*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications*