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The Role of Inferior Vena Cava Filters in Cancer Patients

Cancer induces a hypercoagulable state and renders patients susceptible to venous thromboembolism. While anticoagulation remains the mainstay of treatment, many of these patients require placement of an inferior vena cava (IVC) filter, often due to a contraindication to or failure of anticoagulation...

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Published in:Semin Intervent Radiol
Main Authors: Pandhi, Mithil B., Desai, Kush R., Ryu, Robert K., Lewandowski, Robert J.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4862835/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27247473
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0036-1581090
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