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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.

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Philips launches Duo Venous Stent System for Treatment of Symptomatic Venous Outflow Obstruction

DAIC

Impacting 25 million people globally [1], deep venous disease results from venous thromboembolism, a condition that occurs when a blood clot forms in the vein [2]. Current and future burden of venous thrombosis: Not simply predictable. It is the third most common cardiovascular disease [2]. J Thromb Haemost 2014; 12: 1580–90.

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