Myopericarditis secondary to embolization of fractured inferior vena cava filter limbs

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Nathani, N ^a   Barzallo, M ^a   Mungee, Sudhir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

filter complication; filter embolization; filter fracture; myopericarditis

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULATION; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; LEG FRACTURE; LIMB FRACTURE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MYOPERICARDITIS; OPEN HEART SURGERY; PERICARDITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; THORAX SURGERY; VENA CAVA FILTER; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ANTICOAGULANTS; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; DEVICE REMOVAL; EMBOLISM; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDITIS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENA CAVA FILTERS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 79551525446     PISSN: 10423931     EISSN: 15572501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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