Effects of a Personalized Nurse-Led Educational Program for New Patients Receiving Oral Anticoagulant Therapy after Mechanical Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation on Adherence to Treatment

Background: Life-long anticoagulant therapy is mandatory for patients who undergo heart valve replacement with implantation of a mechanical prosthesis. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a nurse-led patient educational program concerning oral anticoagulant therapy intake afte...

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Main Authors: Rokeia Eltheni, Nikolaos Schizas, Nektaria Michopanou, Georgios Fildissis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society for Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery 2021-02-01
Series:Journal of Chest Surgery
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