Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: Treat the Patient Not the Haemodynamics
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is a disabling condition that is being increasingly recognised. It is unique as a cause of pulmonary hypertension in that it is surgically curable. We wish to highlight the importance of recognition and early referral of any patient who may have...
Main Authors: | Ben Dunne, Annika van den Broek, Vaughan Williams, Gregory Smith, Tamas Revesz, Mark Edwards, Eli Gabbay |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2012-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Pulmonology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/108672 |
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