Objective:To evaluate the clinical effects of bronchial artery embolization(BAE) on refractory hemoptysis. Methods:Forty-four patients with hemoptysis were treated with BAE using one or more of polyvinyl alcohol(PAV),metallic colis and Onyx. Results:Totally 48 times of BAE were successfully performed on all pa-tients,who stopped hemoptysis with the overall effective rate of 90.9%. Hemoptysis recurred in 4 cases with the recurrent rate of 9.1%. After BAE,6 patients developed chest pain and 1 patient developed abdomen pain,but all relieved without any treatment. No case of ectopic embolization,spinal cord injury and other serious complication was observed. Conclusion:Bronchial artery embolization is a fast,safe and effective approach in the treatment of refractory hemoptysis.