Fatal paradoxic embolism occurring during IVC filter insertion in a patient with chronic pulmonary thromboembolic disease

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 770-772

  Kinney, Thomas B ^a   Rose, Steven C ^a   Lim, Gregory W ^a   Auger, William R ^a  

^a UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Embolism, pulmonary; Thromboembolism; Venae cavae, filters

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FATALITY; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; PARADOXICAL EMBOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VENA CAVA FILTER;

EID: 0035016677     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1051-0443(07)61453-5     Document Type: Article

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