Erschienen in:
01.01.2014 | Images in Anesthesia
Multimodal imaging of an embolized vena cava filter strut causing right ventricular perforation
verfasst von:
William J. Mauermann, MD, Marie-Christine Ross-Huot, MD, David W. Barbara, MD, Harold M. Burkhart, MD, Kent H. Rehfeldt, MD
Erschienen in:
Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie
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Ausgabe 1/2014
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Excerpt
A 45-yr-old male presented with chest pain. Cardiac troponins were negative and the electrocardiogram revealed non-specific ST changes in multiple leads. The patient’s medical history was significant for a prior motor vehicle accident with multiple orthopedic injuries and prophylactic placement of an inferior vena cava (IVC) filter given the risk of deep venous thrombosis. …