Peripheral Matters | The SAFE-IVC Study: Contemporary Practice Patterns, Clinical Outcomes Associated With Insertion and Retrieval of Inferior Vena Cava Filters – American College of Cardiology
Inferior vena cava filters (IVCFs) for the prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE) were first introduced in the 1960s, and their use has progressively increased over the past several decades. To date, an average of 3 0,000 to 40,000 IVCFs are inserted annually in the U.S., 1 even though current professional guidelines, such as those from the American Society of Hematology, the Society of Interventional Radiology and the Society for Vascular Medicine, all primarily recommend IVCF insertion only for
