Publication Name	World Journal of Clinical Cases
Manuscript ID	24491
Country	United States

Received	2016-01-25 10:44
Peer-Review Started	2016-01-25 13:58
To Make the First Decision	2016-02-29 14:45
Return for Revision	2016-03-03 15:54
Revised	2016-08-22 00:02
Second Decision	2016-12-21 08:33
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2017-01-03 15:04
Articles in Press	2017-01-03 15:04
Publication Fee Transferred
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor
Typeset the Manuscript	2017-04-01 10:52
Publish the Manuscript Online	2017-04-13 11:22

ISSN	2307-8960 (online)
Open Access	This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Copyright	© The Author(s) 2017. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved.
Article Reprints	For details, please visit: http://www.wjgnet.com/bpg/gerinfo/247
Permissions	For details, please visit: http://www.wjgnet.com/bpg/gerinfo/207
Publisher	Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA
Website	http://www.wjgnet.com

Category	Medicine, Research & Experimental
Manuscript Type	Case Report
Article Title	Incidental echocardiographic finding: Fractured inferior vena cava filter
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Bhradeev Sivasambu, Deepa Kabirdas and Assad Movahed
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Assad Movahed, MD, FACC, FACP, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Brody School of Me­dicine, East Carolina University, 115 Heart Drive, Greenville, NC 27834, United States. movaheda@ecu.edu
Key Words	Inferior vena cava filter; Fractured inferior vena cava filter; Cardiac foreign body; Metal in heart; Incidental echocardiographic finding
Core Tip	Retrievable vena cava filters as indicated by the name, is temporary and should be retrieved timely. However noncompliance to follow-up and retrieval has been associated with numerous complications which could also be life threatening in extreme cases. We are writing this case with the intent to enlighten physicians on various types of available filters, complications associated with it and the challenges associated with delayed retrieval of filters. This case report also empha­sizes the challenges associated with delayed retrieval of the filters and the management of the complications associated with inferior vena cava filters.
Publish Date	2017-04-13 11:22
Citation	Sivasambu B, Kabirdas D, Movahed A. Incidental echocar­diographic finding: Fractured inferior vena cava filter. World J Clin Cases 2017; 5(4): 148-152
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v5/i4/148.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v5.i4.148

Full Article (PDF)	WJCC-5-148.pdf
Full Article (Word)	WJCC-5-148.doc
Manuscript File	24491-Review.doc
Answering Reviewers	24491-Answering reviewers.pdf
Audio Core Tip	24491-Audio core tip.mp3
Conflict-of-Interest Disclosure Form	24491-Conflict-of-interest statement.pdf
Copyright License Agreement	24491-Copyright assignment.pdf
Signed Informed Consent Form(s) or Document(s)	Informed_Consent_Statement_20160125003302.doc
Institutional Review Board Approval Form or Document	24491-Institutional review board statement.pdf
Peer-review Report	24491-Peer-review(s).pdf
Scientific Misconduct Check	24491-Scientific misconduct check.pdf
Scientific Editor Work List	24491-Scientific editor work list.pdf