Emergency Retrieval of a G2 Filter after Complete Migration into the Right Ventricle

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1177-1182

  Kuo, William T ^a   Loh, Christopher T ^a   Sze, Daniel Y ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; CASE REPORT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMUR FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX PAIN; THORAX SURGERY; VENA CAVA FILTER;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENA CAVA FILTERS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 34548235868     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2007.06.006     Document Type: Article

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