Feb 27, 2026 This Week in Cardiology Podcast John M. Mandrola, MD February 27, 2026

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/1003263#vp_2?ecd=mkm_mscpapp_260314_mscpmrk_podcasts_etid8185165&uac=148436CN&impID=8185165 New Zealand cardiologist and advanced care planning advocate Dr Tammy Pegg wrote to me to say she agreed with my assertion that CPR should be viewed as another medical intervention and therefore its benefit/risk calculus lies with the clinical team, not the patient and family. She wrote: “You can no more demand CPR than you can a laparoscopic cholecystectomy.”