ABSTRACT

Acute Deep Venous thromboembolism and thromboembolic disease both are well known risk factors for pulmonary embolism in hospitalized and ambulatory patients, association that is a challenge for diagnosis and treatment in the daily medical practice, unfortunately multiple issues remains controversial despite the time and this has been a barrier for a satisfactory consensus that render an improvement in the delay of treatment and diagnostic approach, this review pretend discuss a practice point of view of the different availably Vena Caval Filters an highlight the actual trend of been an procedure in expansion due to the more anatomic and improved designs, so in the near future it is possible think just not as an alternative for patients where anticoagulation is contraindicated but enlarge it use and implementation in those who there is not an absolute contraindication to oral anticoagulation and are in a high risk for mortality due to chronic and multiple embolism with poor functional and cardiopulmonary state.

KEYWORDS

Vena caval filters, venous thromboembolism, pulmonary embolism.

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