Percutaneous Extraction of an Embolized IVC Filter Strut Embedded in the Right Ventricle

Dominik Beer; Kishore Harjai; Terry D Bauch; Pugazhendhi Vijayaraman

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.07.054

Percutaneous Extraction of an Embolized IVC Filter Strut Embedded in the Right Ventricle

JACC Case Rep. 2020 Oct 14;2(15):2318-2322. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.07.054. eCollection 2020 Dec.

Authors

Dominik Beer¹, Kishore Harjai¹, Terry D Bauch¹, Pugazhendhi Vijayaraman¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Geisinger Heart Institute, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, USA.

Abstract

The incidence of IVC filter fracture is high with risk for embolization and may require open surgery. We present a minimally invasive approach of complex transcatheter extraction of an embolized and embedded IVC filter strut from the right ventricle. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.).

Keywords: CT, computed tomography; IVC filter; IVC, inferior vena cava; RV, right ventricular; cardiac tamponade; extraction; intracardiac echo.

Publication types

Case Reports