Feasibility of complex transfemoral electrophysiology procedures in patients with inferior vena cava filters

The presence of inferior vena cava filters (IVCFs) has been considered a relative contraindication to electrophysiology (EP) procedures that require transfemoral 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