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Forgotten IVC Filters Aren’t SAFE

CardiacWire

An IVC filter is a small device that helps stop blood clots from going up into the lungs and is usually surgically inserted. Encouragingly, the number of annual IVC filter insertions across the study population decreased from 44,680 in 2013 to 19,501 in 2021. However, the U.S.

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Volta Medical Enters into Joint Development Agreement with GE HealthCare to Support Electrophysiologists Treating Atrial Fibrillation

DAIC

About AFib, AI and Clinical Trials from HRS 2024 The American Heart Association defines AFib as a quivering or irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia) that can lead to blood clots, stroke, heart failure, and other heart-related complications. Am J Cardiol 2013; 112:1142–1147. adult population. DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2013.05.063