Pulmonary Embolism
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center offers surgical option for form of pulmonary hypertension
A copy repairman who couldn’t do his job anymore and was forced to take medical leave has returned to work. A woman who couldn’t walk from her car to her desk job has enough energy to redecorate her house. A 42-year-old mother who was too sick to care for her… Read MoreNov 18, 2014
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Embolism not about to change young singer’s tune
As a member of the Tune Town Show Chorus, 20-year-old Kyla Hallums was used to belting out songs and thought it strange when she became short of breath on Sept. 1. Read MoreSep 12, 2013
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Minimally invasive therapy eases some pulmonary embolism
A pulmonary embolism (PE) is a blood clot that travels to the lungs and is one of those sneaky, and dangerous, conditions that can appear in perfectly healthy people, perhaps after a long flight or, as in the case of veteran NBC News reporter David Bloom, after sitting in a… Read MoreJul 12, 2012