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Inferior vena cava filters in pregnancy: Safe or sorry? [PDF]

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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The application of inferior vena cava filters in orthopaedics and current research advances [PDF]

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2022
Deep vein thrombosis is a common clinical peripheral vascular disease that occurs frequently in orthopaedic patients and may lead to pulmonary embolism (PE) if the thrombus is dislodged.
Jingchao He, Zhitao Wang, Yue Xin Zhou, Hongbo Ni, XiaoHanu Sun, Jian Xue, Shanshan Chen, Shuai Wang, Meng Niu   +8 more
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Inferior Vena Cava Filters: An Overview [PDF]

Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal
For patients with existing venous thromboembolisms (VTEs), anticoagulation remains the standard of care recommended across multiple professional organizations. However, for patients who developed a deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and/or a pulmonary embolism
Paul Haddad, Jasmine Peng, Madeline Drake, Maham Rahimi   +3 more
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Excimer Laser Sheath–Assisted Retrieval of “Closed‐Cell” Design Inferior Vena Cava Filters [PDF]

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2020
Background Numerous reports have shown that inferior vena cava filters are associated with clinically significant adverse events. Complicating factors, such as caval incorporation, may lead to technical challenges at retrieval.
Kush R. Desai, Nicholas Xiao, Riad Salem, Jennifer K. Karp, Robert K. Ryu, Robert J. Lewandowski   +5 more
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Spanish multicenter real – life registry of retrievable vena cava filters (REFiVeC) [PDF]

CVIR Endovascular, 2020
Background The treatment of venous thromboembolic disease the treatment of choice is systemic anticoagulation. However, the interruption of the inferior vena cava with filters has been recommended when anticoagulation fails or there is a contraindication.
Miguel A. De Gregorio, Jose A. Guirola, Jose Urbano, Ignacio Díaz-Lorenzo, Jose J. Muñoz, Elena Villacastin, Antonio Lopez-Medina, Ana L. Figueredo, Javier Guerrero, Sergio Sierre, Javier Blazquez Sanchez, William T. Kuo, David Jimenez   +12 more
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Placement and retrieval of bilateral iliac vein filters in patients with mega cava

Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques, 2022
Temporary interruption of the inferior vena cava is the recommended treatment to prevent pulmonary embolism in patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE) and active contraindications for therapeutic anticoagulation.
Anand Brahmandam, MBBS, Scott Grubman, BS, Ronald Salem, MBChB, Kimberly A. Davis, MD, MBA, Britt H. Tonnessen, MD, Raul J. Guzman, MD, Cassius Iyad Ochoa Chaar, MD, MS   +6 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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Dilemmas in anticoagulation and use of inferior vena cava filters in venous thromboembolism; a survey of Respiratory Physicians, Haematologists and Medical Oncologists and a review of the literature

Pulmonary Circulation, 2021
Twenty percent of patients with Cancer Associated Thrombosis receive an inferior vena cava filter annually. Insertion is guided by practice guidelines, which do not specify or discuss the use of inferior vena cava filters in malignancy.
Philip Craven, Ciara Daly, Nisha Sikotra, Tim Clay, Eli Gabbay   +4 more
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Symptomatic duodenal perforation by a Bird's Nest vena cava filter

Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques, 2021
This case describes a patient with a permanent Bird's Nest inferior vena cava filter in the setting of spinal cord injury and paraplegia who presented with epigastric pain resulting from duodenal perforation of his filter.
Anand Parikh, MD, Jason Zhang, BS, Julia Glaser, MD, Venkat Kalapatapu, MD   +3 more
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Uncomplicated percutaneous IVC filter removal following implantation time of 6033 days

Radiology Case Reports, 2020
Most patients have a time limited indication for inferior vena cava filtration. When the indication has expired, a retrievable inferior vena cava filter should be removed percutaneously, unless the risks of retrieval outweigh the benefits.
Hans Michell, MD, Gregory P. Johnston, MD, Christopher S. Morris, MD   +2 more
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