The inferior vena cava is also referred to as the posterior vena cava. It’s the largest vein in the human body. The inferior vena cava carries deoxygenated blood from the lower body to the heart.

ALTHOUGH ligation of the inferior vena cava for prevention of pulmonary emboli is being performed increasingly often a difference of opinion still exists regarding the choice between ...

THE rationale for venous ligation in pulmonary embolic disease is based on its assumed ability to prevent subsequent emboli from reaching the lungs. The level of the inferior vena cava is now ...

Retrievable inferior vena cava (IVC) filters are often left in place despite US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommendations that they be removed when they are no longer needed. Now research is ...

Analysis of cumulative probabilities shows that the efficacy of 5HT3 antagonist prophylaxis is not maintained. Of 182 patients, 103 were men and 79 were women. Median age was 59 years (range, 15 to 88 ...

The inferior vena cava (IVC) is the principal conduit for venous return from the lower body. Congenital anomalies of the IVC arise from perturbations in embryological development, leading to ...

The implantation of a novel inferior vena cava (IVC) sensor demonstrated promising safety and feasibility in patients with heart failure, with its measurements showing a strong correlation with those ...

Inferior vena cava (IVC) filters are widely used in patients who cannot take blood thinners. The IVC is the largest vein in the body, running from the legs to the chest. IVC filters keep blood clots ...

Use of inferior vena cava (IVC) filters declined in the United States following a 2010 safety communication from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), although the rate of implantation remains ...

Sportschosun, Jang Jong-ho] Professor Sung-Hoo Hong of the Department of Urology at The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St.