title: Revisiting surrogate consent for ventricular assist device placement.
authors.affiliation: Center for Medical Ethics & Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas; Biomedical Ethics Program, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas. Electronic address: crbruce@bcm.edu.
authors.forename: Courtenay R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Bruce
authors.affiliation: Methodist DeBakey Cardiology Associates, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas; Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Arvind
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bhimaraj
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioethics, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; Center for Ethics, Humanities and Spiritual Care, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
authors.forename: Martin L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D020458:Third-Party Consent / Q000941:ethics*