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Moves in Medicine: Dr. Anjali Vaidya Discusses New Risk Factor for CTEPH

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6abc and Temple Health collaborated on a sponsored segment about a newly discovered risk factor for Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH). Anjali Vaidya, MD, FACC, FASE, FACP, Director of the Advanced Pulmonary Hypertension, Right Heart Failure & CTEPH Program at Temple University Hospital, explained that Temple has identified pelvic vein obstruction as a new risk factor for CTEPH. The segment also featured patient Maurice Clark.