vena cava filters

Preferred Label : vena cava filters;

MeSH definition : Mechanical devices inserted in the inferior vena cava that prevent the migration of blood clots from deep venous thrombosis of the leg.;

MeSH synonym : filter, vena cava; cava filter, vena; inferior vena cava filter; vena cava filter; cava filters, vena; filters, vena cava; inferior vena cava filters; filter, inferior vena cava; filters, inferior vena cava;

MeSH hyponym : umbrella filters; Filter, Umbrella; Filters, Umbrella; Umbrella Filter;

Details

Origin ID

D016306;

UMLS CUI

C0080306;

Allowable qualifiers
- adverse effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- contraindications [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- microbiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- parasitology [MeSH Qualifier]
- psychology [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- statistics and numerical data [MeSH Qualifier]
- supply and distribution [MeSH Qualifier]
- trends [MeSH Qualifier]
- veterinary [MeSH Qualifier]
- virology [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Inferior vena cava filter in situ (finding) [SNOMED CT concept]
- VENA CAVA FILTER [Cladimed Component]
- VENA CAVA FILTER [Cladimed Sub-Gamm]
- Vena Cava Filter Surgery [NCIt concept]
- Vena cava filter (physical object) [SNOMED CT concept]
- vena cava filters [EMDN type]
- vena cava filters [medical devices type]
Metaterm(s)
- cardiology [CISMeF Metaterm]
Record concept(s)
- umbrella filters [MeSH concept]
- vena cava filters [MeSH concept]
See also
- thrombophlebitis [MeSH Descriptor]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- vena cava, inferior [MeSH Descriptor]
- venae cavae [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Medical Device [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Vena cava filter (physical object) [SNOMED CT concept]

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