Jc. Vandenberg et al., BRONCHIAL TO CORONARY-ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS - A POTENTIAL HAZARD IN BRONCHIAL ARTERY EMBOLIZATION - CASE-REPORT, British journal of radiology, 69(822), 1996, pp. 570-572
Bronchial artery embolization is a well-established treatment for pati
ents with haemoptysis. Communications between coronary and bronchial v
essels have been seen on coronary angiography. This report describes a
case of a bronchial to coronary artery anastomosis diagnosed prior to
embolization in a patient with haemoptysis.