Vena cava filters: Some types may fracture and fragment, causing potentially life-threatening complications - News - Virtual Medical Centre
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Vena cava filters: Some types may fracture and fragment, causing potentially life-threatening complications - News - Virtual Medical Centre
Two specific types of vena cava filters, devices used to prevent blood clots from reaching the lungs, appear to have evidence of fracturing inside the body, with some fractured fragments travelling to the heart.
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Tags: Emergency, Fracture, Lung, Thrombotic Event, Blood Clot, News, Medical
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