Ryohei Sakai, Shinya Fujiki, Takeshi Kashimura, Hiroki Tsuchiya, Kazuyoshi Takahashi, Kazuyuki Ozaki, Yuji Okura, Kazuhiko Hanzawa, Takayuki Inomata
Since permanent inferior vena cava (IVC) filters increase deep vein thrombosis (DVT), filter retrieval should be performed as possible. Despite the guideline recommendation, IVC filters are not always retrieved in clinical practice. To date, many patients with not-retrieval IVC filters have been prescribed anticoagulant therapy, but the long-term prognosis, including venous thromboembolism (VTE) and bleeding events, remains unknown. In this study, 195 patients who underwent IVC filter implantation between 2006 and 2017 at 3 institutions in Niigata City have been investigated about their deaths, VTE recurrence, and bleeding events...
2022: International Heart Journal