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Association of Inferior Vena Cava Filter Placement With Rates of Pulmonary Embolism in Patients With Cancer and Acute Lower Extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis
IMPORTANCE: Venous thromboembolism is the second overall leading cause of death for patients with cancer, and there is an approximately 2-fold increase in fatal pulmonary embolism (PE) in patients with cancer. Inferior vena cava (IVC) filters are designed to prevent PE, but defining the appropriate...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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American Medical Association
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7378756/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32701160 http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.11079 |