Transmitral Gradient Assessment Using a Radial Coronary Catheter and Pressure Wire: The First Clinical Report

  • 0Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Heart and Vascular Center, Geisel School of Medicine, Lebanon, New Hampshire.

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