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We present a 44-year-old woman in whom a bronchialto-coronary artery communication via the conus branch was discovered after distal bronchial artery embolization with gelatin sponge for hemoptysis. If this bronchial-to-coronary artery anastomosis, not visible prior to embolization, had been inadvertently embolized, the patient could have developed a myocardial infarction. To reduce the likelihood of a serious complication, the possibility of this anastomosis should be kept in mind and angiography should be repeated before attempting proximal bronchial artery embolization.
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Miyazono, N., Inoue, H., Hori, A. et al. Visualization of left bronchial-to-coronary artery communication after distal bronchial artery embolization for bronchiectasis. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 17, 36–37 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01102070
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