Open AccessInferior Vena Cava Filter Migrated to Left Ventricle
Author(s) -
Yuhai Zhang,
Shen Mengyu,
Weimin Huang,
Liang Wang,
Shixiong Wei
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the heart surgery forum/the heart surgery forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.255
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1522-6662
pISSN - 1098-3511
DOI - 10.1532/hsf.3853
Subject(s) - medicine , ventricle , tamponade , inferior vena cava , left pulmonary vein , cardiac tamponade , surgery , tricuspid valve , cardiology , inferior vena cava filter , left atrium , thrombosis , venous thrombosis , atrial fibrillation
Inferior vena cava (IVC) filters have been widely used to prevent pulmonary emboli in patients with venous thromboembolism. Here we report a rare case of complete pericardial tamponade with severe mitral and tricuspid valve regurgitation due to a fractured IVC filter. A 38-year-old male came to our emergency department with a 19-day history of progressive chest tightness. Chest x-ray revealed a tethering catheter fractured at the level of the junction of the superior vena cava and the right atrium. We performed open surgery and discovered that a steel wire had punctured the atrioventricular septum, the mitral valve, and finally the posterior wall of the left ventricle. The patient recovered quite well and was discharged after 1 week.