There is a sharp decline in the use of inferior vena cava (IVC) filter placement and retrieval procedures over the last decade, a research team at the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute Finds.

More than one-third of patients undergoing catheter-directed thrombolysis of deep vein thrombosis receive an inferior vena cava (IVC) filter, yet placement of the device is not associated with a ...

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 ...

CDT can potentially reestablish blood flow through a newly blocked vein. Some physicians opt to also implant an inferior vena cava filter (IVCF) at the time of CDT in an attempt to prevent clots from ...

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 ...

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.

Wide variation exists in the use of inferior vena cava filters for the treatment of venous thromboembolism, possibly because of a deficit of evidence on the efficacy of these devices, and a lack of ...

Effect of tolfenamic acid on ovarian cancer cell growth, targeting of specificity protein transcription factors, and expression of c-Met and survivin. Background: Venous thrombosis is a frequent ...

Use of inferior vena cava (IVC) filters declined in the United States following a 2010 safety communication from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), although the rate of implantation remains ...

WASHINGTON -- The same year that the FDA warned against long-term use of inferior vena cava (IVC) filters, placement rates took a downward turn, researchers said. Separately, one center reported ...