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Cardiac Migration of Inferior Vena Cava Filter
A. Alotaibi K, A. Alshehri S, Roomi A, H. Alawami M, A. Arafat A. Cardiac Migration of Inferior Vena Cava Filter. June 2025. doi:10.25373/ctsnet.29391995
A 64-year-old male, known to have diabetes with macrovascular complications, severe internal carotid artery (ICA) stenosis, and left ICA stenting, presented to the emergency room with right lower limb swelling and pain. Ultrasound showed extensive right lower lobe (RLL) deep vein thrombosis (DVT), which was confirmed with computed tomography (CT), revealing thrombosis in the superficial femoral vein, common femoral vein, and right external iliac vein. The patient had an inferior vena cava (IVC) filter in place. Postoperative images confirmed that the filter was in place and patent.
The CT angiography showed atherosclerotic abdominal aortic disease and narrowing of the origin of the celiac artery.
The patient was discharged home, and follow-up after one month revealed that the IVC filter had migrated to the right ventricle.
During the preoperative workup, comcomitant coronary artery disease was accidentally discovered.
The filter was successfully retrieved, and the patient then underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Postoperative recovery was uneventful.
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