title: Aortic valve replacement.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Trinitas School of Nursing, Elizabeth, N.J., USA.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Baptiste
mesh_terms: D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000451:nursing / Q000601:surgery*; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000451:nursing / Q000601:surgery*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000451:nursing; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications