title: Inferior vena cava filters: truth or dare?
authors.affiliation: The Institute for Heart, Vascular and Stroke Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Ido
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Weinberg
authors.forename: Michael R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Jaff
mesh_terms: D017222:Angioplasty, Balloon, Laser-Assisted; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016306:Vena Cava Filters; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Editorials; deep vein thrombosis; inferior vena cava filter; pulmonary embolism; retrieval