One-way or bidirectional flow?
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A 71-year-old male complained of bilateral leg swelling and dyspnea for one year. Echocardiography reported elevated right ventricular systolic pressure at 40 mmHg. Transthoracic echocardiography misinterpreted the abnormal aliasing around the atrial septum as an atrial septal defect. Transesophageal echocardiography provided further information.
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One-way or bidirectional flow?
Authors
WEI-CHUN Huang (1), WANG Mei-Tzu (1)- Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung City, TAIWAN
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hello, How high was the V-wave and PCWP and LVEDP with left-right heart catheter and do you have a big difference between PCWP/LVEDP!!!?
hello, How high was the V-wave and PCWP and LVEDP with left-right heart catheter and do you have a big difference between PCWP/LVEDP!!!?