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Cho Y, Kim JK. A ruptured bronchial artery aneurysm presenting with neurological symptoms: A case report. Am J Emerg Med 2023:S0735-6757(23)00513-2. [PMID: 37951799 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2023.09.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2023] [Revised: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 09/17/2023] [Indexed: 11/14/2023] Open
Abstract
A 72-year-old man visited the emergency department with chief complaints of dizziness and dysarthria. Initially, a stroke was strongly suspected and brain computed tomography (CT) and neck CT angiography were performed; however, a ruptured bronchial artery aneurysm (BAA) was observed. BAA is a rare disease and usually asymptomatic but can be life-threatening. Patients with a ruptured BAA may present with hypovolemic shock, causing symptoms such as suspected cerebrovascular disease due to decreased cerebral blood flow.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yeonjoo Cho
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, 807 Hoguk-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu 41404, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, 807 Hoguk-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu 41404, Republic of Korea
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Omachi N, Ishikawa H, Nishihara T, Yamaguchi Y, Kitaoka A, Kitaguchi K, Hattori T, Kawaguchi T. Bronchial artery aneurysm: Prevalence, clinical characteristics, and long-term prognosis following bronchial artery embolization. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2021; 33:121-129. [PMID: 34752932 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2021.10.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2021] [Revised: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 10/28/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To investigate the prevalence, clinical characteristics, and long-term prognosis of bronchial artery aneurysm (BAA) following bronchial artery embolization (BAE). MATERIALS AND METHODS The medical records of consecutive patients who underwent bronchial artery angiography between August 2013 to December 2019 were reviewed retrospectively. Patients who were diagnosed with BAA during this period were enrolled in this study. The prevalence, patients' characteristics, symptoms, comorbidities, angiographic findings, and long-term prognosis following BAE were investigated. RESULTS BAA was observed in 20 out of 508 patients who underwent bronchial artery angiography (3.9%). The patients' median age was 69 years (range 44-91). The main causes of BAA were cryptogenic, bronchiectasis/cystic fibrosis, and pulmonary aspergillosis. The median diameter of the ruptured BAAs was significantly smaller than that of the unruptured BAAs [5.4 mm (4.8-7.3 mm) versus 9.0 mm (7.2-13.9 mm), p = 0.009]. All patients were successfully treated with BAE without major adverse events. The median follow-up period after BAE was 970 (quartiles: 561-1796) days. The BAA-related survival rate was 100% at 2 and 3 years after BAE, and the overall survival rate after BAE was 89.2% (95% CI: 89.0-89.3) at 2 years and 74.3% (95% CI, 74.0-74.5) at 3 years. BAA related adverse events and mortality did not occur during the follow up period. CONCLUSION BAA was observed in 3.9 % (20/508) of patients who underwent bronchial artery angiography. All patients with BAA were successfully treated by BAE. BAA rupture and consequent mortality did not occur during follow up period.
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- Naoki Omachi
- Hemoptysis and Pulmonary-Circulation Center, Eishinkai Kishiwada Rehabilitation Hospital, Kishiwada, Japan; Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan.
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- Hemoptysis and Pulmonary-Circulation Center, Eishinkai Kishiwada Rehabilitation Hospital, Kishiwada, Japan; Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
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- Hemoptysis and Pulmonary-Circulation Center, Eishinkai Kishiwada Rehabilitation Hospital, Kishiwada, Japan; Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
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- Hemoptysis and Pulmonary-Circulation Center, Eishinkai Kishiwada Rehabilitation Hospital, Kishiwada, Japan; Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
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- Hemoptysis and Pulmonary-Circulation Center, Eishinkai Kishiwada Rehabilitation Hospital, Kishiwada, Japan; Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
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- Hemoptysis and Pulmonary-Circulation Center, Eishinkai Kishiwada Rehabilitation Hospital, Kishiwada, Japan; Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
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- Hemoptysis and Pulmonary-Circulation Center, Eishinkai Kishiwada Rehabilitation Hospital, Kishiwada, Japan; Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
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- Hemoptysis and Pulmonary-Circulation Center, Eishinkai Kishiwada Rehabilitation Hospital, Kishiwada, Japan; Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
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