Ethical challenges with the left ventricular assist device as a destination therapy

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Ethical challenges with the left ventricular assist device as a destination therapy

Aaron G Rizzieri¹^* , Joseph L Verheijde²^,3^* , Mohamed Y Rady⁴^* and Joan L McGregor³^*

¹Department of Philosophy, Arizona State University, 300 East University Drive, Tempe, Arizona, 85287, USA

²Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic Hospital, Mayo Clinic Arizona, 5777 East Mayo Boulevard, Phoenix, Arizona, 85054, USA

³Bioethics, Policy, and Law Program, Arizona State University, 300 East University Drive, Tempe, Arizona, 85287, USA

⁴Department of Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic Hospital, Mayo Clinic Arizona, 5777 East Mayo Boulevard, Phoenix, Arizona, 85054, USA

author email corresponding author email* Contributed equally

Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine 2008, 3:20doi:10.1186/1747-5341-3-20


Published:	11 August 2008

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Videos of HeartMate XVE and Thoratec ventricular assist devices implantation procedures.

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