Proximal DVT (involving the IVC, iliac, or common femoral veins) often presents with more severe symptoms and signs seen with distal DVT, including extensive leg swelling, pain, decreased mobility, ...

Ligation of the Inferior Vena Cava in the Prevention and Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism Author: E. Everett O'Neil, M.D. Author Info & Affiliations Published May 31, 1945 N Engl J Med 1945;232: ...

Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) Filter Market Industry 2025–2035 This market research report explores the evolving landscape of the Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) Filter Market from 2025 to 2035. As a critical ...

A left-sided IVC is an IVC that develops on the left side of the body instead of the right side. A left-sided inferior vena cava usually ends at left renal vein. Left IVC has a prevalence rate of 0.4% ...

Milwaukee Bucks: Damian Lillard has sustained a deep vein thrombosis (blood clot) in his right calf. Lillard is on blood-thinning medication, which has stabilized the blood clot, and will continue ...

Because any IVC filter does affect blood flow, there is a small increase in the rate of blood clots below the filter (in the legs or pelvis), but these are still protected from going into the heart.

If a patient is at risk for recurring blood clots, doctors may insert a small, metal device called an inferior vena cava filter into the inferior vena cava – a large vein in the middle of the body.

A doctor will make a small cut in a vein in your groin or neck to insert a catheter. This catheter will take a collapsed IVC filter to your inferior vena cava and then expand it to attach to the ...

Although the insertion of inferior vena cava filters declined between 2013 and 2021, the rate of retrievals remained low, according to a study published in JAMA.In the retrospective observational ...

Researchers have published the largest single patient population study to date on a method for following patients with retrievable inferior vena cava (IVC) filters devices used to keep blood clots ...

The U.S. device regulatory system leaves too many in the dark, say authors of a new paper An inferior vena cava (IVC) filter for prevention of blood clots that cause pulmonary embolisms. Adobe ...