Transbrachial Caval Filter Removal: A Simple Alternative.

Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol

Department of Radiology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Grattan Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3050, Australia.

Published: November 2020

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