Aortic valve replacement.

M M Baptiste

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Aortic valve replacement.

M M Baptiste

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From hospital to home care, patients receiving prosthetic valves benefit from nurses who understand their condition and know the essentials for avoiding complications of the procedure--and the anticoagulant therapy they may be on for a lifetime.

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Aortic Valve Insufficiency Aortic Valve Stenosis Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation Humans Postoperative Complications Journal Article

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M M Baptiste. 2001. Aortic valve replacement.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12032946/

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