Journal of cardiology
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Journal of cardiology · Oct 2001
Case Reports[Placement of the inferior vena cava filter proximal to the renal vein in a patient with left-sided inferior vena cava complicated by pulmonary embolism: a case report].
A 55-year-old man was admitted to our hospital complaining of dyspnea and chest pain. Transthoracic echocardiography showed dilation of the right ventricle. ⋯ This unusual case of left-sided vena cava was complicated by deep vein thrombosis due to hemostasis. A Greenfield filter was placed in the vena cava proximal to the right renal vein in a right internal jugular vein approach.