November 2012 is declared Month to raise public awareness of the rare disease pulmonary hypertension. The motto of the campaign is “Sometimes it’s pulmonary hypertension”. Informational materials about the most common symptoms of the disease will be distributed in the medical universities in Bulgaria. Zebra is the symbol of the initiative. “When you hear the clatter of hooves, you look for a horse”. Sometimes, however, the sound of hooves may come from a zebra. That’s the idea – when you hear the clatter of hooves, please look for the zebra too. Common symptoms such as fatigue and shortness of breath could indicate the “medical” zebra – the pulmonary hypertension, many times misdiagnosed as asthma or COPD. For more information, please visit the Association Pulmonary Hypertension’s webpage.
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