Filtering through the data on retrievable inferior vena cava filters |
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| Authors: | Ido Weinberg MD Douglas E. Drachman MD FSCAI |
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| Affiliation: | Fireman Vascular Center and the Cardiology Division, Vascular Medicine Section, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts |
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| Abstract: | - Technical success rates with implantation and retrieval of retrievable inferior vena cava filters are high
- Inferior vena cava filters are being used for a wide range of indications
- Systems should be put in place to ensure prompt and effective retrieval of inferior vena cava filters once these are no longer needed
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