IVC filters

Interview

Managing IVC Filters With Chronic Iliocaval Venous Obstruction

04/23/2024

Vivian Bishay, MD
Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York

Vivian Bishay, MD Mount Sinai Medical...

Vascular Disease Management spoke with interventional radiologist Dr. Vivian Bishay about her presentation at SIR 2024 about treating patients with inferior vena cava (IVC) filters who present with chronic venous occlusion.

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04/23/2024

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Case Report

Phlegmasia Cerulea Dolens: A Complication of Filter Use in the Inferior Vena Cava, Successfully Treated With Ultrasound-Assisted, Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis

09/05/2016

Sana Salam¹, Hassan Hashmi, MD², David Toups, MD², Sohail Khan, MD², FACC, FSCAI

Sana Salam1, Hassan Hashmi, MD2, Davi...

Phlegmasia cerulea dolens is a severe form of deep vein thrombosis characterized by swelling, pain, and bluish discoloration.

Phlegmasia cerulea dolens is a...

09/05/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Interview

Dr. David Rosenthal Speaks with VDM at the VEITH Symposium About Bioconvertible IVC Filters for the Prevention of Pulmonary Embolism

02/06/2012

Vena caval filters came about in the early 1970s to prevent pulmonary embolisms. In the 1990s, they developed retrievable filters, but this involved its own risks and costs so we thought that a bioconvertible filter was best for protection...

Vena caval filters came about in...

02/06/2012

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Case Report

Suprarenal IVC Filter Deployment with CDT for Acute DVT and Infrarenal IVC Filter Thrombus

09/18/2009

Sibasankar Dalai, MD
Seven Hills Hospital, Vizag, India

Sibasankar Dalai, MD Seven Hills Hosp...

We report a patient with recurrent deep vein thrombosis (DVT) for last 8 years. He maintained therapeutic level of international normalized ratio with oral anticoagulants and aspirin. However he continued to have recurrent massive DVT.

We report a patient with...

09/18/2009

Vascular Disease Management

Editor's Corner

Retrievable IVC Filters: Advance or Gimmick?

09/05/2008

Frank J. Criado

The article by Arko et al describes a first-in-man clinical experience (10 patients) with a new retrievable vena cava filter (VCF). The design of the Crux IVCF appears unique and quite interesting.

The article by Arko et al...

09/05/2008

Vascular Disease Management

Original Contribution

A Single-Center Experience with Simultaneous IVC Filter Placement during Gastric Bypass

09/05/2008

In recent years, increasing numbers of patients are choosing the option of gastric bypass for weight reduction. In 2004, 121,055 bariatric procedures were performed, a nine-fold increase compared to 1998, when 13,386 bariatric procedures were...

In recent years, increasing...

09/05/2008

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