Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension – a disease not to be underestimated

S Pillay

doi:10.7196/AJTCCM.2024.v30i3.2391

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Published: 2024-07-04

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7196/AJTCCM.2024.v30i3.2391

S Pillay

Pulmonology Fellow, Division of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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Pillay S. Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension – a disease not to be underestimated. Afr J Thoracic Crit Care Med [Internet]. 2024 Jul. 4 [cited 2026 Apr. 17];30(2):e2391. Available from: https://samajournals.co.za/index.php/ajtccm/article/view/2391

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