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. 2022 May 19;33(4):307–314. doi: 10.1055/s-0042-1745839

Table 1. Patient's characteristics.

Cases Age Sex Past medical history Underlying causes of hemoptysis Time from COVID 19 diagnoses to hemoptysis Chest CT imaging characteristics Side of BAE The number of pathologic vessels Admission setting
Case 1 69 Male Diabetes
Hypertension
Hypothyroidism
Aspergillosis 6 wk The honeycombing appearance of both lungs Left bronchial artery One ICU
Case 2 67 Male Diabetes
Hypertension Chronic kidney disease
Ischemic heart disease
Aspergillosis 7 wk Cavity with an air-fluid level in the right lung Right bronchial artery One ICU
Case 3 66 Female Diabetes
Hypertension Ischemic Heart disease
Aspergillosis 4 wk Diffuse bilateral ground-glass opacities with limited consolidations Bifurcated bronchial artery Two ICU
Case 4 44 Male Negative Negative 6 wk Subcutaneous emphysema suggestive of pneumothorax Both right and left and bifurcated bronchial artery Four ICU
Case 5 55 Male Pulmonary thromboembolism Bronchiectasis 10 d Bilateral patchy areas of ground-glass infiltration Right bronchial artery One ICU

Abbreviations: BAE, bronchial artery embolization; Chest CT, chest computed tomography; COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; ICU, intensive care unit.

Note: The number of pathologic vessels = the number of involved vessels.