Thrombophilic patients undergoing elective neurosurgery who receive a temporary inferior vena cava (IVC) filter show dramatically fewer thrombotic or hemorrhagic complications compared with ...

The latest study to tackle the safety and efficacy of inferior vena cava (IVC) filters—this time in trauma patients—has found no benefit of device insertion in reducing symptomatic pulmonary embolism ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An excimer laser sheath successfully removed inferior vena cava filters with low complication rates, according ...

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 ...

The first bellwether trials over medical devices that are designed to prevent blood clots during surgery have failed to carve out a clear winner, with another trial set to begin next week. About 9,000 ...

Humana Inc. today announced research findings that suggest inferior vena cava (IVC) filters may be overused in managed care populations, and that filters may not always be removed after they are no ...

Temple-led research findings suggest practice of implanting inferior vena cava filters in patients on a prophylactic basis prior to bariatric surgery is associated with worse clinical outcomes and ...

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 ...

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 ...