Right Ventricular Migration of a Recovery IVC Filter's Fractured Wire with Subsequent Pericardial Tamponade

Journal Article · Tue Aug 15 00:00:00 EDT 2006 · Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/S00270-005-0136-7· OSTI ID:21091189

Saeed, Imran ^[1]; Garcia, Mark ^[2]; McNicholas, Kathleen ^[3]

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1. Christiana Hospital, MAP 2, Suite 2121 (United States)
2. Christiana Hospital, Department of Radiology (United States)
3. Christiana Hospital, MAP 1, Suite 205 (United States)

A Recovery filter (C.R. Bard, Tempe, AZ, USA) is a device for pulmonary embolism prophylaxis. There have been few case reports involving the migration of this particular filter or of a broken wire migrating to the heart. We report a case of right ventricular migration of a fractured wire from this filter in a patient who subsequently developed pericardial tamponade and required open heart surgery to extract the fractured wire. We discuss the current US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved nonpermanent inferior vena cava filters and their reported complications. These complications can be life-threatening and may require immediate surgical intervention.

• OSTI ID: 21091189
• Journal Information: Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Vol. 29, Issue 4; Other Information: DOI: 10.1007/s00270-005-0136-7; Copyright (c) 2006 Springer Science+Business Media, Inc.; www.springer-ny.com; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0174-1551
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
FILTERS
HEART
SURGERY
VASCULAR DISEASES
WIRES