title: Case study. "Doctor, will you turn off my LVAD?" Commentary.
authors.forename: Ruth L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Fischbach
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations / Q000941:ethics*; D012656:Self-Help Devices / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014104:Torture; D016312:Treatment Refusal; D014481:United States; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left