High-risk percutaneous coronary intervention in the era of public reporting: clinical and ethical considerations in the care of an elderly patient with critical left main disease and shock

Circulation. 2014 Jan 14;129(2):258-65. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.113.004604.
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Keywords: coronary stenosis; ethics; shock, cardiogenic.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Coronary Occlusion / complications
  • Coronary Occlusion / therapy*
  • Decision Making
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Mandatory Reporting* / ethics
  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / ethics*
  • Quality Assurance, Health Care
  • Risk Factors
  • Shock, Cardiogenic / diagnosis*
  • Shock, Cardiogenic / etiology
  • Ventricular Fibrillation / diagnosis*
  • Ventricular Fibrillation / etiology
  • Withholding Treatment / ethics*