During right heart catheterization, inflating the balloon in the pulmonary artery yields a wedge pressure measurement that is used as an estimate of left atrial pressure. Which pressure is being measured?

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During right heart catheterization, inflating the balloon in the pulmonary artery yields a wedge pressure measurement that is used as an estimate of left atrial pressure. Which pressure is being measured?

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