Principlist approach to multiple heart valve replacements for patients with intravenous drug use-induced endocarditis
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DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2021-107685
Abstract: Medical professionals often deny patients who inject opioids a second or third heart valve replacement, even if such a surgery is medically indicated. However, such a position is not well defended. As this paper demonstrates,… read more here.
Keywords: valve replacements; heart valve; principlist approach; approach multiple ... See more keywords