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Inferior Vena Cava Filters [PDF]

World Journal of Surgery, 2006
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) remains a common disease with significant clinical impact upon our patients. Diagnostic challenges occur because of the nonspecific nature of the presenting symptoms. The advent of multidetector computed tomography, methods to stratify patients into VTE risks (low, intermediate, high) along with serological assays (D-dimers)
Sunil S. Rayan, Thomas F. Dodson
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Venography as a pragmatic tool for inferior vena cava filter positioning analysis. [PDF]

J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord
Grubman S, Ochoa Chaar CI.
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Inferior Vena Cava Filter Retrieval Rates Associated With Passive and Active Surveillance Strategies Adopted by Implanting Physicians

JAMA Network Open, 2023
This cohort study assesses whether active surveillance follow-up by physicians who implant retrievable inferior vena cava filters is associated with increased rates of device retrieval.
E. Sterbis, J. Lindquist, A. Jensen, M. Hong, Shane Gupta, Robert Ryu, P. M. Ho, P. Trivedi   +7 more
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Indications, Complications, and Retrievals of Inferior Vena Cava Filters in a Colombian Hospital

Iatreia, 2023
Introduction: Inferior vena cava filters are endovascular devices utilized in clinical practice to mitigate the risk of acute venous thromboembolic disease progression to pulmonary embolism in cases of absolute contraindications to anticoagulation ...
Juan Carlos Arrieta-Bechara, Daniel A. Jaramillo-Calle, Viviana Andrea Yepes-Gallego, Keiner Toro, Samir Franco-García, Isabel C. Arango M., Daniel A Jaramillo Calle   +6 more
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AngioJet Rheolytic Thrombectomy to Treat Inferior Vena Cava Filter-Related Thrombosis: Efficacy and Safety Compared With Large-Lumen Catheter Suction

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022
Objective To compare the efficacy and safety of AngioJet rheolytic thrombectomy (ART) and large-lumen catheter suction (LCS) in the treatment of inferior vena cava (IVC) filter related IVC-iliac vein thrombosis.
Zhengli Liu, Guanqi Fu, Maofeng Gong, Boxiang Zhao, J. Gu, Tao Wang, Yangyi Zhou, Xu He, J. Kong   +8 more
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Inferior vena cava filter limb embolization to the right ventricle: a case report

European Heart Journal: Case Reports, 2022
Background Inferior vena cava (IVC) filters are used to prevent pulmonary embolism (PE) in patients at a high risk for venous thromboembolism with a contraindication to anticoagulation.
A. Knox, D. Gimpel, R. H. Harjit Singh, Christine Burdeniuk, J. Bennetts   +4 more
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Vena Cava Filter Misplacement: A Killer Traveler

Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 2022
Inferior vena cava filter embolization is not uncommon and can reach 11.8%. However, device migration to the heart is not frequent and occurs in cases after inferior vena cava filter fracture.
Leonardo Rufino Garcia, André Monti Garzesi, Antonio Sérgio Martins, Marcone Lima Sobreira, Flavio de Souza Brito, Marcello Laneza Felicio   +5 more
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Prevention of Pulmonary Cement Embolism by Inferior Vena Cava Filter following Vertebroplasty-related Cement Intravasation.

Journal of Radiology Case Reports, 2021
A 77 year old woman with recent history of vertebroplasty for treatment of multiple osteoporotic lumbar vertebral body compression fractures presented for post-procedure care.
Stephanie M. Prater, M. Awan, Kristina Antuna, Julio Zayas Colon   +3 more
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Pregnancy in women with an inferior vena cava filter: a tertiary center experience and overview of the literature

Blood Advances, 2021
Key Points The risk of pregnancy in women with in situ vena cava filter is unknown and was evaluated in a cohort study and literature. Only 20 pregnancies were identified; 1 published case with pre-existent filter perforation had uterine trauma and fetal
I. Bistervels, Abby E Geerlings, P. Bonta, W. Ganzevoort, I. J. Zijlstra, S. Middeldorp   +5 more
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Inferior vena cava filters in pregnancy: Safe or sorry?

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022
BackgroundPotential hazards of vena cava filters include migration, tilt, perforation, fracture, and in-filter thrombosis. Due to physiological changes during pregnancy, the incidence of these complications might be different in pregnant women.AimTo ...
Ingrid M. Bistervels, Ingrid M. Bistervels, Andrea Buchmüller, Andrea Buchmüller, Bernard Tardy   +4 more
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