ACT	Anticoagulation therapy
ACCP	American College of Chest Physicians
ACR	American College of Radiology
AHA	American Heart Association
PE	Pulmonary embolism
ESC	European Society of Cardiology
VTE	Venous thromboembolism
IVCF	Inferior vena cava filters
MAUDE	Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience
NIH	National Institute of Heath
DVT	Deep venous thrombosis
SIR	Society of Interventional Radiology
SIDI	Iberoamerican Interventional Society
SERVEI	Spanish Society of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
SEPAR	Spanish Society for Pneumology and Thoracic Surgery
US FDA	US Food and Drug Administration
IVC	Inferior vena cava
CDT	Catheter-directed treatment
IRs	Interventional radiologists