Medscape

Temporary IVC Filter Reduces Neurosurgery Complications in Thrombophilic Patients

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

New study demonstrates inferior vena cava filters are safe and effective way to treat venous thromboembolism

Few adverse events are connected to the use of inferior vena cava (IVC) filters to help prevent deep vein blood clots from developing into pulmonary embolisms (PE), according to the findings of the ...
Medscape

Safety and Effectiveness of Inferior Vena Cava Filters Used to Protect Against Pulmonary Embolus: A Technology Assessment

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 ...
Healio

Laser sheath retrieves IVC filters with few complications in real-world population

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 ...
Medical Xpress

Researchers find better management needed for use of IVC filters

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that the use of Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) filters for the prevention and treatment of venous thrombotic events (VTE) may result ...
TCTMD

Lasers Can Aid Retrieval of Stubborn IVC Filters

(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.
TCTMD

IVC Filter Use Declining, but Retrieval Rates Abysmally Low: SAFE-IVC

Use of inferior vena cava (IVC) filters declined substantially over a recent 8-year period, and while retrieval rates went up in that time, just one in seven indwelling filters were retrieved in a ...
The Indianapolis Star

Deep Venous Thrombosis, Pulmonary Embolism, and Inferior Vena Cava Filters

LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, February 10, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Pulmonary embolisms affect 370,000 patients per year and may cause up to 100,000 deaths per ...
UUHC Health Feed

University of Utah Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) Filter Removal Service

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 ...
Healthline

What Are the Types of Vena Cava Filters?

Vena cava filters may prevent blood clots in your veins from reaching your lungs. They may be permanent, long-term solutions or temporary screens that may be removed after a few weeks or months. The ...
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New study demonstrates inferior vena cava (IVC) filters are safe and effective way to treat venous thromboembolism (VTE)

Feb. 23, 2023—Few adverse events are connected to the use of inferior vena cava (IVC) filters to help prevent deep vein blood clots from developing into pulmonary embolisms (PE), according to the ...