Boston—A new surgical procedure for managing the anticoagulation needs of patients who undergo valve replacement because of aortic stenosis is poised to gain approval for more widespread use in 2020, and pharmacists are going to be called on to manage these patients’ medication needs post-discharge, experts noted during the ASHP 2019 Summer Meetings and Exhibition.
For aortic stenosis patients, who tend to be older and sicker and, therefore, at heightened surgical