Risk factors for haemoptysis after percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsies in 4,172 cases: Focusing on the effects of enlarged main pulmonary artery diameter.

Eui Jin HwangChang Min ParkSoon Ho YoonHyun-Ju LimJin Mo Goo

Published in: European radiology (2017)

• mPAD enlargement was a significant risk factor for severe PTNB-related haemoptysis. • mPAD can be useful in screening high-risk patients for severe haemoptysis. • Subsolid or cavitary nodule was another significant risk factor for severe haemoptysis.

Keyphrases

pulmonary artery
ultrasound guided
early onset
coronary artery
pulmonary hypertension
end stage renal disease
pulmonary arterial hypertension
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes