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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. Out of SAFE-IVC’s roughly 270k Medicare beneficiaries, only 15% had their IVC filters retrieved within 1.2 years of insertion. However, the U.S.