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Pulmonary Vascular Disease
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Hospital Medicine
Would you place an IVC filter in a patient with an acute intermediate risk PE and a proximal DVT who is on anticoagulation?
Answer from: at Community Practice
No. The only role for IVC filter use is in patients who can not tolerate anticoagulation (Marron et al., PMID 32795479).
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