Feasibility of Complex Trans-Femoral Electrophysiology Procedures in Patients with Inferior Vena Cava Filters

Presence of inferior vena cava filters (IVCFs) have been considered a relative contraindication to electrophysiology (EP) procedures that require trans-femoral venous placement of multiple catheters and/or long sheaths. There are inadequate data related to complex EP procedures in this population.

Source: Heart Rhythm - December 24, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Todd B. Mendelson, Pasquale M. Santangeli, David S. Frankel, Jeffrey S. Arkles, Gregory E. Supple, David Lin, Michael P. Riley, David J. Callans, Saman Nazarian, Matthew C. Hyman, Ramanan Kumareswaran, Andrew E. Epstein, Rajat Deo, Sanjay Dixit, Fermin C. Source Type: research