Inferior Vena Cava Filter Migration to the Heart

Abbas Emaminia; Lynn M. Fedoruk; Klaus D. Hagspiel; Ugur Bozlar; Irving L. Kron

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.04.063

Inferior Vena Cava Filter Migration to the Heart

Abbas Emaminia, Lynn M. Fedoruk, Klaus D. Hagspiel, Ugur Bozlar, Irving L. Kron

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1664-1665
Number of pages	2
Journal	Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Volume	86
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.04.063
State	Published - Nov 2008

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Surgery
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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