Informed Consent of the Chronic Total Occlusion Patient

Evan Lau; Patrick Whitlow

doi:10.1016/j.iccl.2012.04.005

Informed Consent of the Chronic Total Occlusion Patient

Interv Cardiol Clin. 2012 Jul;1(3):365-372. doi: 10.1016/j.iccl.2012.04.005. Epub 2012 Jun 6.

Authors

Evan Lau¹, Patrick Whitlow²

Affiliations

¹ Robert and Suzanne Tomsich Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44118, USA.
² Robert and Suzanne Tomsich Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44118, USA. Electronic address: whitlop@ccf.org.

PMID: 28582022
DOI: 10.1016/j.iccl.2012.04.005

Abstract

This article focuses on the general principles of informed consent, then highlights the particular risks associated with chronic total occlusion interventions. The goal is to provide a basic framework for the interventional cardiologist to use when having consent discussions with his or her patients.

Keywords: Chronic total occlusion; Informed consent; Revascularization.

Publication types

Review