Robert Frantz, MD, FACC, Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic, Mayo Clinic, says that the issue of cost is an important factor in treating patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Robert Frantz, MD, FACC, Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic, Mayo Clinic, says that the issue of cost is an important factor in treating patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. Dr Frantz also says that patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension who contract a blood stream infection will most likely require costly hospitalization and run the risk of other health issues.
This video was taken on Sunday, October 21 at the CHEST 2012 conference in Atlanta, GA.
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