Con: Patient's desire for termination of destination LVAD therapy should be respected.
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
Vinay
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Kini
James N
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Kirkpatrick
D006333:Heart Failure / Q000523:psychology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000941:ethics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D057240:Patient Preference / Q000523:psychology*; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery; D028761:Withholding Treatment / Q000941:ethics
end-stage heart failure; informed consent; left ventricular assist device (LVAD); patient autonomy