2024
Reply Ethical and Moral Complexities of Left Ventricular Assist Device Deactivation: Embracing the Uncertainty
Zaidi D, Kirkpatrick J, Fedson S, Hull S. Reply Ethical and Moral Complexities of Left Ventricular Assist Device Deactivation: Embracing the Uncertainty. JACC Heart Failure 2024, 12: 600. PMID: 38448155, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2023.12.020.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Deactivation of Left Ventricular Assist Devices at the End of Life Narrative Review and Ethical Framework
Zaidi D, Kirkpatrick J, Fedson S, Hull S. Deactivation of Left Ventricular Assist Devices at the End of Life Narrative Review and Ethical Framework. JACC Heart Failure 2023, 11: 1481-1490. PMID: 37768252, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2023.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEthical frameworkEthical practiceEthical questionsEthical considerationsDevice deactivationLVAD deactivationVentricular assist deviceWider contextSuch decisionsPalliative medicine specialistsAssist deviceSevere symptomatic heart failureLeft ventricular assist deviceHeart failure teamSymptomatic heart failureAdvance care planningUnique natureIntroductory frameworkNaturePracticeDeeper understandingLVAD implantationHeart failurePatient identityPatient preferences
2019
Care Labor in VAD Therapy: Some Feminist Concerns
Campelia G, Barg F, Kirkpatrick J, Hull S. Care Labor in VAD Therapy: Some Feminist Concerns. Perspectives In Biology And Medicine 2019, 62: 640-656. PMID: 31761798, DOI: 10.1353/pbm.2019.0037.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
LVAD-DT: Culture of Rescue and Liminal Experience in the Treatment of Heart Failure
Barg FK, Kellom K, Ziv T, Hull SC, Suhail-Sindhu S, Kirkpatrick JN. LVAD-DT: Culture of Rescue and Liminal Experience in the Treatment of Heart Failure. The American Journal Of Bioethics 2017, 17: 3-11. PMID: 28112612, DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2016.1265162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAttitude to DeathCaregiversDecision MakingFemaleHeart FailureHeart-Assist DevicesHumansMalePatients
2015
Caregivers and Left Ventricular Assist Devices as a Destination, Not a Journey
Kirkpatrick JN, Kellom K, Hull SC, Henderson R, Singh J, Coyle LA, Mountis M, Shore ED, Petrucci R, Cronholm PF, Barg FK. Caregivers and Left Ventricular Assist Devices as a Destination, Not a Journey. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2015, 21: 806-815. PMID: 26070494, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2015.05.016.Peer-Reviewed Original Research