With a properly inserted and positioned pulmonary artery catheter, a systolic pressure reading in the pulmonary artery of 50 mm Hg could be due to:
A) pulmonary vasodilation.
B) tricuspid valve stenosis.
C) pulmonic valve stenosis.
D) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) .
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