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Delayed or late pulmonary hypertension diagnosis is sadly fatal because even specialised treatments will be ineffective at such a progressed stage of the disease.
In planes, trains and cars, we increasingly entrust our lives to automated safety systems. It’s time for medical technology to catch up.
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