A breath of new life for rare lung disease patient
Following a quadruple cardiac bypass surgery eight years ago in Amarillo, Texas, Dan Dudley did not recover as expected. He thought his short-windedness was part of a normal aging process. After three bouts of pneumonia and a blood clot in his lungs, his condition worsened, leading to care at UT Southwestern. Mr. Dudley was diagnosed with a rare disease called chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. Learn how UTSW’s pulmonary hypertension team led by Professor of Internal Medicine Sonja Bartolome, M.D., along with a highly complex surgery performed by Assistant Professor of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Christopher Heid, M.D., helped get Mr. Dudley back to his active life.