Fractured inferior vena cava filter strut presenting as a penetrating foreign body in the right ventricle: Report of a case

S. Prathap Kumar; Ali Mahtabifard; J Nilas Young

doi:10.1111/j.1540-8191.2007.00539.x

Fractured inferior vena cava filter strut presenting as a penetrating foreign body in the right ventricle: Report of a case

S. Prathap Kumar, Ali Mahtabifard, J Nilas Young

Cardiothoracic Surgery

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Abstract

Migration of a fractured strut of an inferior vena cava (IVC) filter to the heart is a rare complication. We report the case of a 40-year-old woman who had this complication eight months after infrarenal IVC filter placement. She presented with chest pain. The broken arm of the IVC filter had migrated to the heart and penetrated the free wall of the right ventricle. It was removed successfully by cardiac surgery without the aid of cardiopulmonary bypass.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	378-381
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Cardiac Surgery
Volume	23
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-8191.2007.00539.x
State	Published - Jul 2008

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