Midterm Follow‐up After Retrievable Inferior Vena Cava Filter Placement in Venous Thromboembolism Patients With or Without Malignancy

ConclusionsPermanent use of a retrievable IVCF is relatively safe in short‐ or midterm follow‐up regardless of malignancy status. Retrievable filter use might be reasonable in malignancy patients.

Source: Clinical Cardiology - February 1, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Masahiro Myojo, Masao Takahashi, Tomofumi Tanaka, Yasutomi Higashikuni, Arihiro Kiyosue, Jiro Ando, Hideo Fujita, Issei Komuro, Yasunobu Hirata Tags: Clinical Investigations Source Type: research