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The role of an IVC filter retrieval clinic—A single center retrospective analysis

BACKGROUND: Inferior vena cava (IVC) filter placement still plays an essential role in preventing pulmonary embolism (PE) in patients with contraindications to anticoagulant therapy. However, IVC filter placement does have long-term risks which may be mitigated by retrieving them as soon as clinical...

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Autores principales: Schuchardt, Philip A, Yasin, Junaid T, Davis, Ryan M, Tewari, Sanjit O, Bhat, Ambarish P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6958892/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31949341
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijri.IJRI_258_19