A new study suggests that retrievable inferior vena cava filters do not further improve outcomes in patients with severe acute pulmonary embolism who receive anticoagulation therapy. Specifically, the ...

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.

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 ...

Feb. 23, 2023—Few adverse events are connected to the use of inferior vena cava (IVC) filters to help prevent deep vein blood clots from developing into pulmonary embolisms (PE), according to the ...