Ethical Issues in Cardiovascular Medicine

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).

Cardiovascular Ethics: An Introduction David M. Zientek

Part 1: Cardiovascular Ethical Issues at the Beginning of Life

1. Ethical Issues in Reproductive Genetic Testing for Cardiovascular Disease Sara Cherny & Dawn Allain

2. An Ethical Discussion of Cardiovascular Disease in Pregnancy: Peripartum Cardiomyopathy and Pulmonary Hypertension Pamela Jordi & James Smith, Jr.

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

Part 2: Cardiovascular Ethical Issues at the End-of-Life

4. Palliative Care Issues in Advanced Cardiac Disease Sara E. Wordingham & Keith M. Swetz

5. Deactivating Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices at End of Life Keith M. Swetz, Sara Wordingham, Daniel D. Matlock & David M. Zientek

Part 3: Transplantation and Allocation of Expensive/Scarce Resources

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

7. Just Distribution of Cardiovascular Resources: The Left Ventricular Assist Devices Kayhan Parsi & David M. Zientek

8. The Cardio-Ethics of Endocarditis: Ethical and Moral Challenges of Noncompliance Alexandra Charrow & James N. Kirkpatrick

Part 4: Professionalism in Cardiovascular Practice

9. Conflicts of Interest in Daily Practice David M. Zientek

10. Ethical Challenges for Cardiology Societies: Conflicts of Interest and Clinical Practice Guidelines Mark A. Hoffman & James N. Kirkpatrick

11. Error, Malpractice, and Complication: A Practical Approach David M. Zientek

12. Ethical Practice in Cardiovascular Nursing Joy Penticuff & Angela Clark

Part 5: Cardiovascular Medical Research

13. Ethics in Cardiovascular Research Ana S. Iltis

14. Early Termination of Cardiovascular Research Protocols Emily E. Anderson & Teresa Lynne Caples