[5] Retrieval of an optional vena cava filter should be considered when the local standard of care is to maintain anticoagulation beyond the period of treatment of VTE solely because of the ...

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 ...

IVC filters do not prevent the formation of new clots and are not nearly as effective as anticoagulation in preventing ...