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. 2025 Sep;38(9):867-869.
doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2025.04.021. Epub 2025 May 9.

Validation of Noninvasive Measures of Ventricular Diastolic Stiffness in Single Right Ventricle Patients: A Pilot Study

William A Harris  1 , Eric M Graham  1 , Carolyn L Taylor  1 , Andrew Savage  1 , Kimberly E McHugh  1 , Stephanie Gaydos  2 , Arni C Nutting  1 , Andrew M Atz  1 , Donald R Menick  3 , Drew Bickel  1 , Meara Walkley  1 , Shahryar M Chowdhury  1
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Validation of Noninvasive Measures of Ventricular Diastolic Stiffness in Single Right Ventricle Patients: A Pilot Study

William A Harris et al. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2025 Sep.
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