Palliative ECHO: Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices (Dec. 2025)

Palliative Care ECHO: Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices at the End of Life | December 17, 2025
Presented by Claire Venditti, MD
Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship, VCU Health

Objectives
1. Describe appropriate management of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD), pacemakers, and other cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) at end of life
2. Define ethical principles and controversies in relation to device management
3. Understand the role of advance care planning in management of CIEDs at tend of life