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Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
Report No: DOT/FAA/AM-64/07
Title and Subtitle: Chronic thrombotic obstruction of major pulmonary arteries � Report of a case successfully treated by thrombendarterectomy, and a review of the literature.
Report Date: August 1963 (reprint)
Authors: Houck VN, Hufnagel CA, McClenathan JE, Moser KM.
Abstract: A case is reported of chronic massive thromboembolic occlusion of major pulmonary arterial branches successfully treated with embolectomy and endarterectomy. The historic features, physical signs and pathophysiologic alterations which form the basis for the diagnosis of this disorder are reviewed. Note: this document is a reprint of The American Journal of Medicine 1963;35(2):269-282.
Key Words: pulmonary deficiency, surgical procedures, case report.
No. of Pages: 14
Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
Report No: DOT/FAA/AM-64/07
Title and Subtitle: Chronic thrombotic obstruction of major pulmonary arteries � Report of a case successfully treated by thrombendarterectomy, and a review of the literature.
Report Date: August 1963 (reprint)
Authors: Houck VN, Hufnagel CA, McClenathan JE, Moser KM.
Abstract: A case is reported of chronic massive thromboembolic occlusion of major pulmonary arterial branches successfully treated with embolectomy and endarterectomy. The historic features, physical signs and pathophysiologic alterations which form the basis for the diagnosis of this disorder are reviewed. Note: this document is a reprint of The American Journal of Medicine 1963;35(2):269-282.
Key Words: pulmonary deficiency, surgical procedures, case report.
No. of Pages: 14
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