Inferior vena cava filter migration to the heart.
Inferior vena cava filters are considered the therapeutic modality for treatment of deep venous thrombosis in patients who are not candidates for anticoagulation therapy. Filter migration to the heart is a rare but serious complication. In this report we present two cases of Inferior vena cava filters that migrated to the heart and how they were managed.
Emaminia
Abbas
A
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908, USA. emaminia@gmail.com
Fedoruk
Lynn M
LM
Hagspiel
Klaus D
KD
Bozlar
Ugur
U
Kron
Irving L
IL
D000368:Aged; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006321:Heart; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D016306:Vena Cava Filters / Q000009:adverse effects*