Langmei Wu

VEGFR signalling and hemoptysis: mechanisms, critical appraisal of the evidence, and the double-edged role of VEGFR-2 inhibition — a narrative review

Abstract Hemoptysis is a potentially life-threatening manifestation of pulmonary disease, including lung cancer, bronchiectasis and pulmonary tuberculosis. Critically, in approximately 90% of cases the bleeding arises from the high-pressure bronchial (systemic) arterial circulati...