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 ...

Do prophylactic inferior vena cava (IVC) filters benefit trauma patients? To provide information on this controversial topic, the authors reviewed published data and performed a meta-analysis of the ...

Does insertion of an inferior vena cava (IVC) filter in trauma patients save lives? The authors used data from the state of Michigan to examine usage rates for IVC filters and overall mortality in ...

Researchers have published the largest single patient population study to date on a method for following patients with retrievable inferior vena cava filters -- devices used to keep blood clots from ...

Retrievable inferior vena cava (IVC) filters are often left in place despite US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommendations that they be removed when they are no longer needed. Now research is ...

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 ...

When retrievable inferior vena cava (IVC) filters were approved for use in the United States in 2003 to prevent pulmonary embolism among patients unable to receive the standard blood thinner treatment ...

(UPDATED) Laser sheaths can safely and successfully enable retrieval of chronic indwelling inferior vena cava (IVC) filters, according to data on 500 people from a long-running, first-in-human study.

Most filters -- whether for water or a furnace -- eventually need to be removed or replaced to avoid complications. Blood clot filters, which are implanted in the veins of people at risk of developing ...

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 ...