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IVC filter

Answered by: Dr Irwin Ziment | Professor of Medicine,
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), USA

Q: What are the indications of placement of IVC filter in patients of pulmonary embolism?

A:When usual anti-coagulant therapy is unsuccessful (e.g., a further pulmonary embolus from the lower part of the body occurs while on appropriate anti-coagulation

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