ABSTRACT
Approximately 140,000 to 200,000 patients die as a result of pulmonary embolism in
the United States each year. If the diagnosis is made and therapy initiated, the mortality
rate drops to 8%. Vena cava filters play a role in the management of patients with
thromboembolic disease. Deployment of “optional” filters is changing practice paradigms.
KEYWORDS
Pulmonary embolism - venous thromboembolic disease - inferior vena cava filters
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Anthony C VenbruxM.D.
Professor of Radiology and Surgery, Director, Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology,
The George Washington University Medical Center
900 23rd Street, Ground Floor, Room 2092, Washington, DC 20037
Email: avenbrux@mfa.gwu.edu
