Hypertrophied bronchial artery in cystic fibrosis diagnosed by computed tomography angiography

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 110-111

  Mundo Sagardia, Jorge A ^a,b   Januzzi, James L ^b   Cury, Ricardo C ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Division of Cardiology   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Computed tomography angiography; Cystic fibrosis; Descending aorta; Hemoptysis; Hypertrophied bronchial arteries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRONCHIECTASIS; BRONCHUS ARTERY HYPERTROPHY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DESCENDING AORTA; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; THORACIC AORTA; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; BRONCHIAL ARTERIES; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34548706419     PISSN: 19345925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2007.06.002     Document Type: Article

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