Vena Cava Filter Misplacement: A Killer Traveler

Inferior vena cava filter embolization is not uncommon and can reach 11.8%. However, device migration to the heart is not frequent and occurs in cases after inferior vena cava filter fracture. We present the case of a young woman who was submitted to a routine inferior vena cava filter placement thr...

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Published inRevista brasileira de cirurgia cardiovascular Vol. 37; no. 6; pp. 942 - 944
Main Authors Garcia, Leonardo Rufino, Garzesi, André Monti, Martins, Antonio Sérgio, Sobreira, Marcone Lima, Brito, Flavio de Souza, Felicio, Marcello Laneza
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Brazil Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular 01.01.2022
Subjects
Accuracy
Agreements
Anticoagulants
CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS
Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Contraindications
Educational Forum
Equipment and Supplies
FDA approval
Heart surgery
Hemodynamics
Mortality
Patients
Pulmonary embolisms
SURGERY
Thoracic Surgery
Thromboembolism
Thrombosis
Veins & arteries
Vena Cava Filters
Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Hemodynamics
Thoracic Surgery
Equipment and Supplies
Vena Cava Filters
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Summary:Inferior vena cava filter embolization is not uncommon and can reach 11.8%. However, device migration to the heart is not frequent and occurs in cases after inferior vena cava filter fracture. We present the case of a young woman who was submitted to a routine inferior vena cava filter placement three days before and presented with hemodynamic instability. Since the device was not retrievable, the surgical team opted for an open cardiac surgery under cardiopulmonary bypass to remove the inferior vena cava filter and avoid other further complications.
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ISSN:1678-9741
0102-7638
1678-9741
DOI:10.21470/1678-9741-2021-0438