Doppler under pressure: it's time to cease the folly of chasing the peak right ventricular systolic pressure

Editorial

Nelson B Schiller et al. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2013 May.

. 2013 May;26(5):479-82.

doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2013.03.015.

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