title: Hospice and Palliative Medicine Clinician Views of Deactivation of Ventricular Assist Devices at the End of Life.
authors.affiliation: Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA. Electronic address: swetz.keith@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Keith M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Swetz
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.
authors.forename: Sara E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Wordingham
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: Matthew H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Armstrong
authors.affiliation: Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Program in Professionalism and Ethics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: Katlyn E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Koepp
authors.affiliation: Program in Professionalism and Ethics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: Abigale L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Ottenberg
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000523:psychology*; D006738:Hospices / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology; D065126:Palliative Medicine / Q000379:methods; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology*; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology; D014481:United States