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Researchers find better management needed for use of IVC filters

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 in poor outcomes due to ...

Cardiology created Mar 18, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Medical societies to launch large-scale study on vein filter use

The Society of Interventional Radiology and Society for Vascular Surgery jointly will launch PRESERVE—the first large-scale, multispecialty prospective study to evaluate the use of inferior vena cava (IVC) filters and related ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

IVC filters confirmed effective for patients at embolism risk

(HealthDay) -- Inferior vena cava (IVC) filters are safe for use in patients at higher risk for venous thromboembolic events (VTEs) while undergoing major spinal surgery, according to research published in ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jun 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0