IVC Filters May Not Improve Mortality
November 15, 2016What does the evidence show from articles in JAMA? In an 8 year follow up study published in 2005, 400 patients with deep vein thrombosis (DVT) considered at high risk for a pulmonary embolism were treated and studied. All patients were anticoagulated with heparin and half of the patients received a permanent IVC filter. After…
