Eight-Year Follow-Up of Patients With Permanent Vena Cava Filters in the Prevention of Pulmonary Embolism
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- 19 July 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 112 (3) , 416-422
- https://doi.org/10.1161/circulationaha.104.512834
Abstract
Background— In a randomized trial in patients with proximal deep-vein thrombosis, permanent vena cava filters reduced the incidence of pulmonary embolism but increased that of deep-vein thrombosis at 2 years. An 8-year follow-up was performed to assess their very long-term effect.Keywords
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