Outcomes of Using IVC Filters in Patients with Malignancy at an Academic Medical Center
Systemic anticoagulation is regarded as optimal treatment and prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism (VTE). In malignancy, bleeding risk is increased while the patients remain hypercoagulable, making anticoagulation management troublesome. Inferior vena cava (IVC) filters have emerged as an option in...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Georg Thieme Verlag KG
2019-04-01
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| Series: | TH Open |
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| Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1688569 |