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Previous Volume 338:463-464 February 12, 1998 Number 7 Next

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Interruption of the inferior vena cava to prevent pulmonary thromboembolism has been practiced since the late 1930s. Initially, this treatment strategy involved a major retroperitoneal surgical procedure to ligate or clamp the vena cava and was associated with considerable morbidity.¹ Thirty years later the practice was revolutionized by the introduction of filters that could be placed in the lumen of the inferior vena cava by means of venotomy.² The relative simplicity of placement of these devices increased the number of patients in whom caval interruption was a practical option. Since their introduction, the use of filters has increased almost yearly,³ . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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