TY - JOUR T1 - A therapeutic conundrum: recurrent cystic-fibrosis-related haemoptysis complicated by acute pulmonary embolism JF - Thorax JO - Thorax SP - 931 LP - 932 DO - 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-202058 VL - 67 IS - 10 AU - William G Flight AU - Rowland J Bright-Thomas AU - Stephen Butterfield AU - Andrew M Jones AU - A Kevin Webb Y1 - 2012/10/01 UR - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/67/10/931.abstract N2 - The authors present the case of an older patient with cystic fibrosis (CF) and recurrent haemoptysis complicated by acute pulmonary embolism. The patient was treated successfully with a combination of anticoagulation and bronchial artery embolisation. The management of CF-related haemoptysis, the impact of an ageing CF population and the incidence of thromboembolic disease in CF are discussed. ER -