title: Palliative Care for Patients With End-Stage Cardiovascular Disease and Devices: A Report From the Palliative Care Working Group of the Geriatrics Section of the American College of Cardiology.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Ethics Consultation Service, University of Washington, Seattle.
authors.forename: James N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Kirkpatrick
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Saint Louis University, St Louis, Missouri.
authors.forename: Paul J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Hauptman
authors.affiliation: University of Alabama Birmingham Center for Palliative and Supportive Care, Birmingham4Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama.
authors.forename: Keith M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Swetz
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Elizabeth D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Blume
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Kimberlee
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gauvreau
authors.affiliation: Columbia University Medical Center/New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Mathew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maurer
authors.affiliation: Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Patient-Centered Education and Research, Portland, Oregon.
authors.forename: Sarah J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Goodlin
mesh_terms: D000072096:Cardiologists / Q000193:education; D002309:Cardiology / Q000592:standards; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D019468:Disease Management; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000592:standards; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D065467:Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States