However, some patients with chronic thromboembolic disease do not present with documented history of PE or DVT. They may present with just symptoms and signs of pulmonary hypertension. So, one cannot exclude CTEPH just because the patient has no prior history of venous thromboembolism (VTE).
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Two months later, the U.S. Congress passed the Espionage Act, which defined espionage during wartime. The Act was amended in May 1918. In his war message to Congress, President Wilson had warned that the war would require a redefinition of national loyalty. There were millions of men and women of German birth and native sympathy who live amongst us, he said. In June 1917, Congress passed the Espionage Act. The piece of legislation gave postal officials the authority to ban newspapers and magazines from the mails and threatened individuals convicted of obstructing the draft with $10,000 fines and 20 years in jail.