Angiology: Open Access
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Caribbean Heart Care Medcorp, St Clair Medical Center, Port of Spain, Trinidad, West Indies

Biography

 

He is currently working as Cardiologist/ Director Cardiology St Clair Medical, research focuses on Adult cardiac surgery in Trinidad and Tobago during the COVID?19 pandemic: lessons from a developing country
 

Publications

• Case Report   
  Kissing Sheath Technique for Permanent Inferior Vena Cava
  Author(s): Rahul Mor, Dale Maharaj*, Carlos Calderas, David Richards (RR) and Risshi Rampersad
  
  In patients where anticoagulation therapy is contraindicated, Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) filters are used as an option to prevent Pulmonary Embolism (PE). There are many classifications of Vena Cava filters the two main groups are; those intended for permanent implantation and the other temporary (which are to be retrieved at a later date). Permanent IVC filters are not designed to be removed, unless unexpected clinical circumstances arise. We describe a complex case of retrieval of a permanent IVC filter, though well documented; it is the first of its kind to be recorded in the Caribbean... View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2329-9495.19.7.228

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