LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, February 10, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Pulmonary embolisms affect 370,000 patients per ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Inferior vena cava filters are recommended for temporary use to prevent pulmonary embolism when anticoagulation ...

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

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 ...

Inferior vena cava (IVC) filters are often necessary to capture blood clots before they travel to the heart or lungs. But all too often, IVC filters are left in place long after they are needed, ...