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Transvenous Devices for the Management of Pulmonary Embolism

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When anticoagulant treatment of pulmonary embolism is contraindicated or fails, interruption of blood flow through the inferior vena cava offers an alternative method for preventing further embolic episodes. In the past this required abdominal surgery, but currently several clot-capturing devices have been designed for insertion into the human inferior vena cava indirectly via a jugular or femoral venotomy. Another device is being developed for percutaneous delivery through a standard angiographic catheter. In addition to variations in the delivery methods, the form, mechanical effectiveness, and complications of these differ markedly. A suction-cup device is also available for the transvenous removal of pulmonary emboli.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Hospital, 330 Brookline Ave., Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, USA

    Morris Simon M.D. & Aubrey M. Palestrant

  2. Department of Radiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205, USA

    Ernest J. Ferris M.D.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Fruit Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA

    Christos A. Athanasoulis M.D.

  2. Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA

    Herbert L. Abrams M.D.

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Simon, M., Palestrant, A.M., Ferris, E.J. (1981). Transvenous Devices for the Management of Pulmonary Embolism. In: Athanasoulis, C.A., Abrams, H.L., Zeitler, E. (eds) Therapeutic Angiography. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-95382-8_14

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