An article on TheHeart.org discusses more than 900 reports of adverse events that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has received about inferior vena cava (IVC) filters.
According to the report, the FDA has warned clinicians that the devices should be removed as soon as safely possible.
It quotes the following FDA statement: “The FDA is concerned that these retrievable IVC filters, intended for short-term placement, are not always ...
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