title: Endovascular treatment of a thrombosed intracardiac vena cava filter.
abstract: Intracardiac migration of a vena cava filter (VCF) is a rare but potentially fatal complication. We describe a unique case of intracardiac migration of a permanent VCF with extensive thrombus propagating into the inferior vena cava and right atrium. Percutaneous thrombectomy with the AngioVac (AngioDynamics, Latham, NY) device was performed, and the permanent VCF was percutaneously removed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, NY. Electronic address: acsticco@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sticco
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, NY.
authors.forename: Berhane
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Worku
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, NY.
authors.forename: Iosif
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gulkarov
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, NY.
authors.forename: Anthony J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Tortolani
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, NY.
authors.forename: Marcus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: D'Ayala