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Shared Decision Making in Cardiac Transplantation During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Patient Refusal of Transplantation.

Authors :
Chaudhry SP
Salerno CT
Ravichandran AK
Walsh MN
Source :
JACC. Case reports [JACC Case Rep] 2020 Jul 15; Vol. 2 (9), pp. 1365-1367. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jun 08.
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

Shared decision making with patients in advanced heart failure is critical when making decisions on therapies such as left ventricular assist device implantation and cardiac transplantation. We describe a case wherein the risks of coronavirus disease-2019 affected the decision of a patient regarding proceeding with cardiac transplantation. ( Level of Difficulty: Beginner. ).<br /> (© 2020 The Authors.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2666-0849
Volume :
2
Issue :
9
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
JACC. Case reports
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
32835281
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.06.004