The nurse is caring for a patient who has chronic left-sided heart failure. Which statement would the nurse expect in the physician's written report following cardiac catheterization?
A) "Pressures in the left ventricle and atrium are increased."
B) "Pressures in the left ventricle and atrium are equal."
C) "Pressures in the right ventricle and atrium match the left ventricular pressures."
D) "Pressures in the right ventricle exceed those in the left ventricle."
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