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The role of serial right heart catheterization in risk stratification and management of pulmonary arterial hypertension

Dikshya Sharmaa Department of Cardiology, Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USAView further author information
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Ravi J Shaha Department of Cardiology, Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USAView further author information
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Jayakumar Sreenivasana Department of Cardiology, Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USACorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Paritosh Kafleb Dvision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USAView further author information
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Rahul Guptac Division of Cardiology, Lehigh Valley Heart Institute, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2511-2119View further author information
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Avi Levinea Department of Cardiology, Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USAView further author information
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Gregg M. Laniera Department of Cardiology, Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USAView further author information
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Wilbert S. Aronowa Department of Cardiology, Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USAView further author information
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Pages 543-547 | Received 09 Mar 2022, Accepted 16 Jun 2022, Published online: 22 Jun 2022

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