Stent Cases and the Criminalization of Medical Judgment

Circulation. 2019 Dec 17;140(25):2051-2053. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.119.042879. Epub 2019 Dec 16.

Authors

Andrew T George^{1

2

3}, Kyle A Clark^{1

4}, Brahmajee K Nallamothu⁵

Affiliations

¹ Baker Botts LLP, Washington, DC (A.T.G., K.A.C.).
² Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC (A.T.G.).
³ Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project, Washington, DC (A.T.G.).
⁴ Council for Court Excellence, Washington, DC (K.A.C.).
⁵ Michigan Integrated Center for Health Analytics and Medical Prediction, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor (B.K.N).

PMID: 31841371
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.119.042879

No abstract available

Keywords: healthcare law; healthcare policy; stents.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cardiologists / legislation & jurisprudence*
Clinical Decision-Making / methods*
Coronary Angiography / methods
Coronary Artery Disease / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Artery Disease / surgery
Humans
Judgment*
Malpractice / legislation & jurisprudence*
Stents* / adverse effects