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If you have had a deep vein thrombosis (DVT), you may worry about having another life-threatening clot. People who’ve had a DVT and can’t take blood-thinning medications have another option to prevent ...

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 ...

AUSTIN, Texas -- Inferior vena cava (IVC) filters had mixed results against cancer-related venous thromboembolism (VTE) in studies presented here. In a population-based analysis of more than 90,000 ...

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 ...

(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.

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 ...

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 ...

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

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA announced it has authorized marketing of the first laser-based device for the removal of inferior vena ...

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