Abstract:Inferior vena cava filter embolization is not uncommon and can reach 11.8%.
However, device migration to the heart is not frequent and occurs in cases after
inferior vena cava filter fracture. We present the case of a young woman who was
submitted to a routine inferior vena cava filter placement three days before and
presented with hemodynamic instability. Since the device was not retrievable,
the surgical team opted for an open cardiac surgery under cardiopulmonary bypass
to remove the inferior vena cava filt… Show more
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