Intracardiac migration of nitinol TrapEase™ vena cava filter and paradoxical embolism

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 460-461

  Porcellini, Massimo ^a,b   Stassano, Paolo ^a   Musumeci, Antonino ^a   Bracale, Giancarlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Embolism; Filter embolism; Paradoxical; Pulmonary vena cava

Indexed keywords

NITINOL;

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; MALE; PARADOXICAL EMBOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VENA CAVA FILTER;

ALLOYS; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; EMBOLISM, PARADOXICAL; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; VENA CAVA FILTERS;

EID: 0036768512     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00336-6     Document Type: Article

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