In vitro studies of temporary vena cava filters.
Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol
; 21(2): 146-50, 1998.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9502683
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To evaluate the clot trapping capacity of different temporary vena cava filters in a vena cava model.METHODS:
A vena cava flow model was built using PVC tubing, a hemodialysis membrane and a pulsatile pump. Blood was imitated by a Dextran 40 solution. Five different temporary vena cava filters and two prototypes were tested using human thrombi. The mechanism of clot capture was observed.RESULTS:
Decreasing rank order according to decreasing percentage of clots captured for the 21-mm diameter vena cava model was Cook (C) > Angiocor (A) > Cordis (CD) > Antheor (TF-6) > DIL for thrombi with a diameter of 3 mm and A > C > CD > TF-6 > DIL for 5-mm thrombi. In a cava with diameter of 28 mm, decreasing rank order was C > CD = A > TF-6 > DIL and C > CD = A > DIL > TF-6 for 3- and 5-mm thrombi, respectively. Two new prototypes, the TF-8 and TF-10 filters, achieved better results than the TF-6 filter and were in most conditions comparable to the A and CD filters. In most cases, thrombi were trapped between filter and cava wall.CONCLUSION:
The vena cava flow model demonstrates significant differences in rates of clot capture (range 22%-98%) depending on cava diameter, thrombus size, and filter type.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Vena Cava Filters
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol
Year:
1998
Document type:
Article
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