Tag: IVC filter

Researchers develop machine learning models to predict IVC filter complications

Researchers in Canada have developed machine learning (ML) models that they claim, “can accurately predict one-year IVC filter complications, performing better than logistic...

Kush Desai

“One of the great and simultaneously worrisome things about venous disease is that we’re still in the first generation of our understanding of pathophysiology...
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US study highlights racial and ethnic disparities in the placement of...

A nationwide US study, recently published in the Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders (JVS-VL), showed that Black patients had the highest...

In the making: Data-driven venous care

The quest for more data—specifically multicenter, independently adjudicated and, where possible, randomized—in the field of venous disease continues, with various trials currently underway set...
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Approaching combined disease: Treat superficial, deep or both?

Mona Gupta (Chicago, USA) writes about the importance of acknowledging the “complex relationship” between the deep and superficial venous systems. The complex relationship between the...
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Study finds no correlation between IVC filter placement position and device...

Researchers report that inferior vena cava (IVC) filter placement position relative to the level of the most inferior renal vein was not associated with...
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First US patient enrolled in Gore Viafort vascular stent pivotal study

W L Gore & Associates (Gore) has announced that the first US patient has been enrolled in a prospective, non-randomised, multicentre, single-arm study with...
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New study indicates cost-effectiveness of Denali IVC filter over Option device

Tilting or hooking occurred significantly less often in the process of retrieving the Denali inferior vena cava (IVC) filter (BD) than with the Option...
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FDA clears CavaClear IVC filter removal laser sheath

Royal Philips has announced US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) de novo clearance for the Philips inferior vena cava (IVC) filter removal laser sheath—CavaClear—to...

Philips receives FDA Breakthrough Device designation for laser-assisted IVC filter removal...

Royal Philips today announced the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Device designation for a laser-assisted inferior vena cava (IVC) filter...

VTE-related factors and elevated bleeding risk associated with IVC filter placement...

In a recent study, factors related with venous thromboembolism (VTE) severity—including pulmonary embolism response team (PERT) referral from the intensive care unit (ICU) and...
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Society of Interventional Radiology publishes IVC filter guidelines

The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) recently published new clinical practice guidelines that provide evidence-based recommendations on the use of inferior vena cava (IVC)...
Kate Gates

No difference in PE incidence between patients treated with IVC filters...

In a case-control study of patients with perceived contraindications to anticoagulation, who either received or did not receive inferior vena cava (IVC) filters, no...
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Argon Medical announces launch of two new IVC filter retrieval kits

Argon Medical Devices has announced the commercial launch of its Single-loop and Triple-loop retrieval kits for sale in the USA. The Single-loop and Triple-loop...
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BTG acquires Novate Medical

BTG has announced it has acquired Novate Medical, a medical device company focused on the prevention of pulmonary embolism in patients at high risk...

One-year SENTRY trial data offer a “a new perspective” on IVC...

Twelve-month results from the SENTRY trial evaluating the Sentry bioconvertible inferior vena cava (IVC) filter (Novate) have shown a 0% rate of symptomatic pulmonary...