Must surgeons tell mitral valve repair candidates about a new percutaneous repair device that is only available elsewhere?

Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Oct;92(4):1163-9. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.04.096.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures / ethics
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures / instrumentation*
  • Equipment Design / ethics
  • Humans
  • Informed Consent / ethics*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
  • Patient Education as Topic / ethics*
  • Physician-Patient Relations / ethics*