Martin B. Leon, MD, violated academic ethics of the highest order by leaking results of the COURAGE trial prematurely, denigrating its design, discrediting...Martin B. Leon, MD, violated academic ethics of the highest order by leaking results of the COURAGE trial prematurely, denigrating its design, discrediting its results, to protect pocketbooks of interventional cardiologists and stent industry. Sanctions
to cardiovascular columbia quality-of-life academic interventional relief morbidity stents optimal cardiologists denigrating Martin-Leon-MD violations trial protection artery fraud outcomes metrics PCI industry angioplasty leaks COURAGE martin_b_leon_md dishonesty survival measures trials pocketbooks drugs symptomatic breach symptoms presbyterian leon ethics confidentiality disease stenting clinical corruption devaluing sanctions discrediting cardiology by avivagabriel on Jul 14, 2007, 9:19 PM