Pulmonary angioplasty vs exclusive medical treatment in inoperable chronic thromboembolic hypertension–initial outcomes from a pulmonary hypertension centre

I. Furtado (Porto, Portugal), D. Silva (Viana do Castelo, Portugal), L. Carvalho (Porto, Portugal), M. Santos (Porto, Portugal), F. Gonçalves (Porto, Portugal), A. Luz (Porto, Portugal), A. Reis (Porto, Portugal)

Source: Virtual Congress 2020 – Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
Session: Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
Session type: E-poster session
Number: 1546
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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