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2. Cahill TJ, Pibarot P, Yu X, Babaliaros V, Blanke P, Clavel MA, et al. Impact of right ventriclepulmonary artery coupling on clinical outcomes in the PARTNER 3 trial. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2022;15:1823–1833. https://doi.org/10.1016/j. jcin.2022.07.005. In patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis at low surgical risk undergoing trans-catheter aortic valve replacement or surgical aortic valve replacement, baseline right ventricle - Pulmonary artery uncoupling defined by TAPSE/Pulmonary artery systoli pressure ≤0.55 mm Hg-was associated with adverse clinical outcomes at 2 years, including all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality, and rehospitalization.