Intracardiac migration of inferior vena cava filters: Review of published data

Chest

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 877-887

  Owens, Charles A ^a   Bui, James T ^a   Knuttinen, M Grace ^a   Gaba, Ron C ^a   Carrillo, Tami C ^a   Hoefling, Nickoleta ^a   Layden Almer, Jennifer E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR EQUIPMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSENSUS; DEVICE; DYSPNEA; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; ERROR; FILTER; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; SAFETY; THORACOTOMY; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT FAILURE; TRICUSPID VALVE;

EID: 70049092230     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.09-0153     Document Type: Article

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