ADA-friendly PDF: Advanced Diagnosis and Therapy for Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) in 69 YO Patient

Advanced Diagnosis and Therapy for Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) in 69-year-old patient

Paul B. was 69 years old when he sought out care in 2017 for worsening shortness of breath that was limiting his daily activities. His issues began in 2006 when a car accident led to a collapsed lung, rib fractures and a splenectomy. In 2007, he was treated for a pulmonary embolism with warfarin at his local hospital. 

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