Healio

Despite recommendations, ‘gap’ remains in inferior vena cava filter removal

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 ...
Nasdaq

First patients ‘filter free’ after laser-assisted Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) filter removal with Philips CavaClear

First use of Philips' breakthrough CavaClear solution to help patients with embedded IVC filters, including an athlete suffering from a 16-year old penetrating filter Only FDA-cleared solution for ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...