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When to have valve surgery replacement for treatment? also oxygen therapy? for pulmonary htn is it according to condition or age?what else?
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Pulmonary HTN: Treatment of pulmonary is a stepwise approach depending on the severity and progression: it proceeds from medications by mouth, to intravenous medications to oxygen to surgery including septostomy and possible valve surgery. The best approach is to have these therapies administered by a cardiologist
Answered 12/9/2016
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