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. 2018 May:165:79-82.
doi: 10.1016/j.thromres.2018.03.014. Epub 2018 Mar 17.

Systematic review of efficacy and safety of retrievable inferior vena caval filters

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Systematic review of efficacy and safety of retrievable inferior vena caval filters

Behnood Bikdeli et al. Thromb Res. 2018 May.
No abstract available

Keywords: Pulmonary embolism; Retrievable; Vena cava filter; Venous thromboembolism.

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Figure 1
Subsequent PE (A) and PE-related Mortality (B)
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Figure 2
Subsequent All-cause Death (A) and DVT (B)

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