Long-term Follow-up of Ectopic Intracardiac Greenfield Filter

Rodríguez, L. Raposo; Saltiel, Frank

doi:10.1378/chest.104.2.611

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“…Patients with more concerning presentations should undergo stent retrieval either through an endovascular or surgical route. 8 Early recognition of this complication and timely intervention can be lifesaving.…”

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Stent Embolization Mimicking Acute Myocardial Infarction

Huda

Kahlown

Pathmanathan

et al. 2021

Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports

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Venous thromboembolism is associated with significant morbidity and mortality if left untreated. Anticoagulation is the cornerstone of treatment. Venous stents are a relatively newer entity that are increasingly being used to treat venous stenosis/occlusion. It is a safe procedure, but complications include vein rupture, arterial puncture, retroperitoneal bleeding, and in-stent thrombosis. Stent migration is a rare but potentially fatal complication. We present a case of venous stent embolization to the heart that presented as a non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction.

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Stent Embolization Mimicking Acute Myocardial Infarction

Huda

Kahlown

Pathmanathan

et al. 2021

Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports

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“…The morbidity and mortality associated with a large PE is high and outweighs the risks of the filter [29][30][31][32][33]. Migration of the IVC to the heart is rare and death from this migration is still rarer [10,19]. IVC filters may be dislodged by large emboli and travel to the right heart with the embolus.…”

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“…Some instances of migration may be due to failure of the filter anchoring components in the IVC wall [1]. Delayed migration (i.e., days or weeks after proper placement) of the IVC filter to the heart is a rare complication [5,[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]. There are few reports of deaths due to IVC filter migration [10,11,[21][22][23].…”

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Fatal migration of vena caval filters

Shmuter

Frederic

Gill

2007

Forensic Sci Med Pathol

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Inferior vena caval filters, which are used to prevent pulmonary thromboemboli, may migrate to the right ventricle of the heart. We describe two deaths after the migration of IVC filters. In neither was the filter incorrectly inserted or deployed. In each instance, a deep pelvic/leg vein thromboembolus was associated with the dislodged filter. When a thromboembolism becomes entrapped in the filter, the surface area increases and the previous low-resistance filter becomes obstructed or partially obstructed. The force of the blood flow on this entangled wire/clot may cause the filter/clot to embolize to the heart. Even though one may be tempted to certify the death as due to the failure of the filter, death likely would have occurred if the filter were not in place. If the deep venous thrombus is caused by a disease (not an injury or other medical complication), the manner of these deaths is best certified as natural.

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“…Tricuspid insufficiency after migration, however, has not been reported. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] We report a case o f Greenfield filter migration in which the filter lodged within the tricuspid valve and caused valvular dysfunction and arrhythmia. A review o f the literature and current management strategies are also discussed.…”

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