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Is there anyone out there who presently has an IVC filter and is experiencing complications from it? If so, how long has it been in?

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  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    An inferior vena cava filter or IVC filter is a small cone-shaped device that is implanted in the inferior vena cava just below the kidneys. The filter is designed to capture an embolism, a blood clot that has broken loose from one of the deep veins in the legs on its way to the heart and lungs

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