Almost four years ago to the date, Sebastian Martinez was diagnosed with stage four terminal cancer and told he had 14 months to live.

The inferior vena cava was not visible by ultrasonography. A CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis showed a thrombus within the right internal and external iliac vein extending into distal branches. The ...

Inferior vena cava filters are often used for prophylaxis in patients deemed to be a high risk for pulmonary embolism (e.g. bariatric surgery in the super-obese), although whether or not this ...

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

But we still don’t know exactly how cats purr. The Theories Behind How Cats PurrBiologists used to think that purrs were the sound of blood surging through cats’ inferior vena cava, the large vein ...

IVC, inferior vena cava Ligation vs Surgery: Review of Literature When addressing injuries to the IVC, it is widely acknowledged that primary surgical repair is the preferred approach, provided ...

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 ...

This week's topics include very early medication abortion, predicting who needs a defibrillator after MI, removal of inferior vena cava (IVC) filters, and the link between early sugar exposure ...

A clot occurs when blood, which is usually liquid and flowing, thickens, becomes more gelatinous, and forms a clump. This is ...