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Semin intervent Radiol 2008; 25(1): 020-026
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1052302
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Venous Thromboembolic Disease: The Use of “Optional” Inferior Vena Cava Filters

Anthony C. Venbrux1 , Elizabeth A. Ignacio1 , Shawn N. Sarin1 , Amy P. Soltes1 , Noel C. Haskins1 , Dmitri Gagarin1
  • 1Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia
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19 March 2008 (online)

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ABSTRACT

Approximately 140,000 to 200,000 patients die as a result of pulmonary embolism in the United States each year. If the diagnosis is made and therapy initiated, the mortality rate drops to 8%. Vena cava filters play a role in the management of patients with thromboembolic disease. Deployment of “optional” filters is changing practice paradigms.

KEYWORDS

Pulmonary embolism - venous thromboembolic disease - inferior vena cava filters

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Anthony C VenbruxM.D. 

Professor of Radiology and Surgery, Director, Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, The George Washington University Medical Center

900 23rd Street, Ground Floor, Room 2092, Washington, DC 20037

Email: avenbrux@mfa.gwu.edu