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Editorial
. 2017 Jan;30(1):47-51.
doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2016.11.006.

Comprehensive Right-Sided Assessment for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Risk Stratification: Time for a Change

João L Cavalcante  1 , Marc A Simon  2 , Stephen Y Chan  3
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Editorial

Comprehensive Right-Sided Assessment for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Risk Stratification: Time for a Change

João L Cavalcante et al. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2017 Jan.
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Figure 1
Pathophysiology of right-heart involvement in AS backward pressure transmission. LA, Left atrial; PCWP, pulmonary capillary wedge pressure; PHTN, pulmonary hypertension; PVR, pulmonary vascular resistance.
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