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![NBC Nightly News Publishes Expose On IVC Filters](https://citizensreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/placeholder-640x480.jpg)
NBC Nightly News Publishes Expose On IVC Filters
NBC investigators discovered 27 deaths and a number of injuries linked to IVC filters, in addition to manufacturers withholding crucial safety data and forging clearance signatures.
![What A National Study Says About Blood Clot Filters](https://citizensreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/placeholder-640x480.jpg)
What A National Study Says About Blood Clot Filters
More than 300,000 Americans die from acute pulmonary embolism each year. Pulmonary embolism, treated with blood thinners or a filter, occurs when a blood clot travels to the lungs and causes a fatal blockage.Blood clot filters are implanted in the inferio...