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(a) Photo of removed thrombus trapped in the filter. (b) Photo of all removed thrombus fragments.
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The catheter was reintroduced to the RA, and this time thrombus material was sucked out and into the filter (Figure 1(a)). The thrombus fragments removed by the procedure measured a total of 15 x 1 cm and consisted of heterogeneous solid older thrombus material ( Figure 1(b)), which was confirmed by the pathologist after the procedure.