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Ethical Issues in Cardiovascular Medicine book cover

1st Edition

Ethical Issues in Cardiovascular Medicine

Edited By David M. Zientek, Mark J. Cherry Copyright 2022
280 Pages
by Routledge

280 Pages
by Routledge

280 Pages
by Routledge
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This book provides an exploration of the ethics of cardiology practice. It provides a variety of frameworks for analyzing ethical issues that arise in cardiovascular medicine. Cardiovascular medicine—the diagnosis and treatment of congenital and acquired diseases of the heart, major arteries, and veins—has seen rapid change in diagnosis, treatment, and the organization of practice in the last... Read more

Cardiovascular Ethics: An Introduction

David M. Zientek

Part I: Cardiovascular Ethical Issues at the Beginning of Life

  1. Ethical Issues in Reproductive Genetic Testing for Cardiovascular Disease

    2. Sara Cherny and Dawn Allain

  2. An Ethical Discussion of Cardiovascular Disease in Pregnancy: Peripartum Cardiomyopathy and Pulmonary Hypertension

    3. Pamela Jordi and James Smith, Jr.

  3. Severe Congenital Anomalies in the Fetus or Infant: ‘Best-Interests" Decisions for Ambiguous Outcomes

    4. Dalia Feltman

    Part II: Cardiovascular Ethical Issues at the End-of-Life

  4. Palliative Care Issues in Advanced Cardiac Disease.

    5. Sara E. Wordingham and Keith M. Swetz

  5. Deactivating Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices at End of Life

    6. Keith Swetz, Sara Wordingham, Daniel Matlock, and David M. Zientek

    Part III: Transplantation and Allocation of Expensive/Scarce Resources

  6. Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Reuse: Ethical Considerations and Enhancing Awareness

    7. Behzad Pavri

  7. Just Distribution of Cardiovascular Resources: The Left Ventricular Assist Devices.

    8. Kayhan Parsi and David M. Zientek

  8. The Cardio-Ethics of Endocarditis: Ethical and Moral Challenges of Noncompliance

    9. Alexandra Charrow and James N. Kirkpatrick

    Part IV: Professionalism in Cardiovascular Practice

  9. Conflicts of Interest in Daily Practice

    10. David M. Zientek

  10. Ethical Challenges for Cardiology Societies: Conflicts of Interest and Clinical Practice Guidelines

    11. Mark A. Hoffman & James N. Kirkpatrick

  11. Error, Malpractice, and Complication: A Practical Approach

    12. David M. Zientek

  12. Ethical Practice in Cardiovascular Nursing

    13. Joy Penticuff & Angela Clark

    Part V: Cardiovascular Medical Research

  13. Ethics in Cardiovascular Research

    14. Ana S. Iltis

  14. Early Termination of Cardiovascular Research Protocols

Emily Anderson & Teresa Lynne Caples

Biography

David M. Zientek is Clinical Assistant Professor at the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School, USA. He has practiced general and interventional cardiology for 29 years and served as co-chair of the Ascension Seton Medical Center ethics committee for 17 years and a member of the American College of Cardiology Ethics and Disciplinary committee for 6 years.

Mark J. Cherry is the Dr. Patricia A. Hayes Professor in Applied Ethics and Professor of Philosophy, St. Edwards University, USA. He is Editor of The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy, Senior Editor of Christian Bioethics, and Editor-in-Chief of HealthCare Ethics Committee (HEC) Forum. He is the author of Kidney for Sale by Owner: Human Organs, Transplantation, and the Market (2005/2015) and Sex, Family and the Culture Wars (2016).

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