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Migration of an inferior vena cava filter to the pulmonary artery

Cooper University Hospital, Pulmonary and Critical Care Department, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Camden, NJ, 08103, United States

Received 9 August 2007; received in revised form 17 December 2007; accepted 21 December 2007.

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Key Words: Inferior vena cava filter • Pulmonary embolism • Migration • Surgical retrieval • Percutaneous retrieval

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A 53-year-old male with a history of pulmonary embolism was admitted with shortness of breath. Pulmonary angiogram (Fig. 1 . . . [Full Text of this Article]