Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a rare disease, potentially deadly and currently incurable. But new treatments help those who have it – like Fran “Kolo” Etzkorn of Denver – lead more normal lives. “She had extremely severe disease — life-threatening,” said Dr. Todd Bull, a pulmonologist at University of Colorado Hospital. UCH’s Pulmonary Hypertension Care Center was just accredited as a Center of Comprehensive Care (CCC) — the only hospital in the region to receive that honor due to the extensive ongoing research to improve treatment of the disease.
"Life is Great," Says Denver Woman with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Pulmonary arterial hypertension is rare, and incurable - but new treatments help those who have it live more normal lives
April 27, 2015