Inferior vena cava filter migration to the heart.
case_report · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 19049769.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.04.063.
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Abstract
Inferior vena cava filters are considered the therapeutic modality for treatment of deep venous thrombosis in patients who are not candidates for anticoagulation therapy. Filter migration to the heart is a rare but serious complication. In this report we present two cases of Inferior vena cava filters that migrated to the heart and how they were managed.
Medical subject headings
- Foreign-Body Migration
- Heart
- Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency
- Vena Cava Filters