Chronic Hypotension Due to Thrombosis of an Inferior Vena Cava Filter

Shaffin Siddiqui; Mohammad Saud Khan; Abdelmoniem Moustafa; Vijairam Selvaraj; Mohd Amer Alsamman

Chronic Hypotension Due to Thrombosis of an Inferior Vena Cava Filter

R I Med J (2013). 2021 May 3;104(4):46-48.

Authors

Shaffin Siddiqui¹, Mohammad Saud Khan², Abdelmoniem Moustafa², Vijairam Selvaraj², Mohd Amer Alsamman²

Affiliations

¹ Princeton University, New Jersey.
² Division of Medicine, The Miriam Hospital, and Warren Alpert School of Brown University, Providence, RI.

PMID: 33926160

Abstract

Inferior vena cava filters (IVCF) are associated with many long-term complications. Often, these complications manifest as acute events, such as shock. However, we report a case of a patient who presented with chronic hypotension and dizziness due to a thrombosed IVCF filter.

Keywords: CS (Shock, Cardiogenic); FBR (Foreign Body Retrieval); PE (Pulmonary Embolism); THRO (Thrombectomy); VC (Vena Cava); VCF (Vena Cava Filter).

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Humans
Hypotension* / etiology
Pulmonary Embolism*
Retrospective Studies
Thrombosis* / diagnostic imaging
Thrombosis* / etiology
Vena Cava Filters* / adverse effects