title: Bronchial artery embolization for pulmonary arterial hypertension and recurrent hemoptysis?
abstract: Embolization of bronchial collaterals has been suggested as a means of controlling the recurrence of hemoptysis in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. In conclusion, the investigators present a patient in which this procedure failed to prevent further episodes of hemoptysis and discuss whether this procedure should be offered routinely, given the lack of sufficient data to support this approach.
authors: Adult Congenital Heart Centre and Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom. r.petraco@rbht.nhs.uk <r.petraco@rbht.nhs.uk>
authors: Ricardo
authors: R
authors: Petraco
authors: Konstantinos
authors: K
authors: Dimopoulos
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Rubens
authors: Michael A
authors: MA
authors: Gatzoulis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D001981:Bronchial Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D016896:Treatment Outcome