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Inferior vena cava filters.
Venous thromboembolism is common. Most pulmonary emboli arise as thromboses in the deep veins of the lower extremities and may result in serious complications. Inferior vena cava filters (IVCF) are intended to prevent the passage of deep vein thrombosis to the pulmonary arteries. Accepted indications for IVCF placement include the presence of acute venous thromboembolism with inability to admin...
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V enous thromboembolism (VTE) is common, with an incidence of >400 out of 100 000 people in the United States. 1 VTE recurrence is also frequent, occurring in 40% of patients, 2 with mortality as high as 30%. 3 Also, if left untreated, pulmonary embolism (PE) will occur in as many as 40% of all proximal deep vein thrombosis (DVT). 4 Although first-line treatment for VTE is anticoagulation, some...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Vascular Medicine
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1358-863X,1477-0377
DOI: 10.1177/1358863x15591203