Ethical and Technical Challenges in the Removal of Temporary Left Ventricular Assist Device in Patients With Advanced Heart Failure: A Multidisciplinary Approach
1 Center for Advanced Heart Disease, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Department of Cardiology, Westchester Medical Center and New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY. Electronic address: [email protected].
2 Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY.
3 Department of Medicine, Section of Palliative Medicine, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY.
4 Department of Cardiology, Westchester Medical Center and New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY.