SAN FRANCISCO — A survey of California hospitals over a five-year period has turned up wide variation in the use of inferior vena cava filters for acute venous thromboembolism (VTE), ranging from 0% ...

The treatment of choice for proximal venous thrombosis is anticoagulation. In situations where anticoagulation is absolutely contraindicated or when anticoagulation has failed in the face of an acute ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Early results suggest that retrievable inferior vena cava filters can be removed with a more than 85% rate of ...

Use of inferior vena cava filters is associated with a lower risk of short-term mortality only in the small subgroup of patients hospitalized with acute venous thromboembolism (VTE) who have a ...

Despite clinical trial data showing inferior vena cava (IVC) filters are ineffective for reducing mortality following deep vein thrombosis (DVT), as well as guideline recommendations against their use ...

Inferior vena cava filters have emerged as a popular tool to reduce risk for pulmonary embolism. Nevertheless, their use can be a polarizing issue among physicians. “Many physicians would say that ...

Dear Dr. Roach: In November 1997, while traveling, I had a pulmonary embolism. I was treated with urokinase to the lungs and a vena cava filter was placed. In November 2006, I had a CT scan of my ...

An IVC filter is a medical appliance used to prevent dangerous blood clots from migrating to the heart, lungs or brain. The filters are used after someone has undergone surgery to prevent pulmonary ...

Inferior vena cava (IVC) filters are widely used in patients who cannot take blood thinners. The IVC is the largest vein in the body, running from the legs to the chest. IVC filters keep blood clots ...

Plaintiffs who brought thousands of lawsuits over IVC, or inferior vena cava, filters got off to a rough start on Thursday when a federal jury came out with a defense verdict in the first trial over ...