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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The Espionage Act of 1917 was amended by Congress the following year to not only target those who interfered with the draft, but also those individuals guilty of sedition, in other words, those who publicly criticized the government  including negative comments about the flag, military or Constitution (text) .ore than 2,000 prosecutions occurred under the original and amended Espionage Act, the most famous of which was that of Socialist spokesman and draft opponent, Eugene V. Debs, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Both the Espionage Act and the Sedition Act were repealed in 1921. See the Red Scare of 1919-20.