Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 1, Issue 2 , Pages 110-111 , October 2007

Hypertrophied bronchial artery in cystic fibrosis diagnosed by computed tomography angiography

  • Jorge A. Mundo-Sagardia, MD, FACP

      Affiliations

    • Cardiac MR-PET-CT Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, 165 Charles River Plaza, Suite 400, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    • Division of Cardiology
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author
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  • James L. Januzzi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology
    • ,
  • Ricardo C. Cury, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

Received 4 May 2007 ,Accepted 23 June 2007.

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  2. Flume PA, Yankaskas JR, Ebeling M, Husley T, Clark LL. Massive hemoptysis in cystic fibrosis. Chest. 2005;128:729–738
  3. Koblizek V, Chovanec V, Krajina A, Salajka F, Lojik M, Raupach J, et al. The role of bronchial artery embolization in the treatment of hemoptysis. Vnitr Lek. 2006;52:1144–1145

 Conflict of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest.

PII: S1934-5925(07)00210-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2007.06.002

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 1, Issue 2 , Pages 110-111 , October 2007

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