title: Discontinuation of a Left Ventricular Assist Device in the Home Hospice Setting.
authors.affiliation: MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA. Electronic address: joan.t.panke@medstar.net.
authors.forename: Joan T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Panke
authors.affiliation: MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ruiz
authors.affiliation: MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Tonya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Elliott
authors.affiliation: MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Pattenden
authors.affiliation: Center for Ethics, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Evan G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: DeRenzo
authors.affiliation: Hospice of Charles County, Inc., Waldorf, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: Ellen E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Rollins
authors.affiliation: MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Hunter
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Groninger
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000628:therapy*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D017051:Hospice Care; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D028761:Withholding Treatment