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CONFIRMING A DIAGNOSIS - Pulmonary Hypertension

Written by rer52az

08 July 2008

The following information consists of research funded by the Pulmonary Hypertention Association. To reach the PHA: PHAssociation.org

Email: pha@PHassociation.org

Phone: 301-565-3994

Help-Line: 800-748-7274

I hope this information regarding nailing down the proper diagnosis may be helpful to someone suffering with this frequently 'challenging' disease. Perhaps a portion of the point of the following article is that when assigned a PH diagnosis, punch your way through the occasionally unpleasant medical tests, until you're absolutely sure what you're dealing with...

With my Best Regards.......Reluctant survivor

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