Optional vena cava filters can used to provide either short-term or permanent protection from pulmonary embolism. These devices have recently become available for clinical use in the United States.

(HealthDay)—For patients with acute, symptomatic pulmonary embolism, the use of retrievable vena cava filters with anticoagulation does not offer any benefit over anticoagulation alone, according to a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

(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.

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 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 ...

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 ...