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Dominik Beer1, Kishore Harjai1, Terry D Bauch1
1Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Geisinger Heart Institute, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, USA.
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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.).
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