Effect of a Retrievable Inferior Vena Cava Filter Plus Anticoagulation vs Anticoagulation Alone on Risk of Recurrent Pulmonary Embolism

Mismetti, Patrick; Laporte, Silvy; Pellerin, Olivier; Ennezat, Pierre‐Vladimir; Couturaud, Françis; Élias, Antoine; Falvo, Nicolas; Méneveau, Nicolas; Quéré, I.; Roy, Pierre‐Marie; Sanchez, Olivier; Schmidt, Jeannot; Seinturier, Christophe; Sevestre, Marie‐Antoinette; Bérégi, Jean-Paul; Tardy, Bernard; Lacroix, Philippe; Presles, Émilie; Leizorovicz, Alain; Decousus, Hervé; Barral, Fabrice-Guy; Meyer, Guy

doi:10.1001/jama.2015.3780

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Effect of a Retrievable Inferior Vena Cava Filter Plus Anticoagulation vs Anticoagulation Alone on Risk of Recurrent Pulmonary Embolism

Published in JAMA • Apr 28, 2015

Authors:

Patrick Mismetti

Silvy Laporte

Olivier Pellerin

Abstract

IMPORTANCE: Although retrievable inferior vena cava filters are frequently used in addition to anticoagulation in patients with acute venous thromboembolism, their benefit-risk ratio is unclear. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of retrievable vena cava filters plus anticoagulation vs a...

Subject

Medicine

Pulmonary embolism

Inferior vena cava

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