BibSonomy bookmarks for /user/avivagabriel/COURAGEhttp://www.bibsonomy.org/rss/user/avivagabriel/COURAGEBibSonomy RSS Feed for /user/avivagabriel/COURAGEContemporary Data on the Safety and Efficacy of Drug-Eluting Stents =|= ACC 2007Drug-eluting stents (DES) have gained widespread adoption being implanted in over 6 million patients worldwide demonstrating significant improvements in clinical efficacy combined with comparable safety to bare metal stents.http://www.taxus-stent.com/usa/Cont_Data_Safety_DES.html?cid=ps_86avivagabriel2007-07-15T19:08:10+02:00occlusion antiplatelets stone atherosclerosis taxus disease ACC DES leon plaque medicine artery stents boston_scientific COURAGE cardiology SCAI KOLs drug-eluting paclitaxel coronary syndrome cardiovascular baim stenting Drug-eluting stents (DES) have gained widespread adoption being implanted in over 6 million patients worldwide demonstrating significant improvements in cl<span class="info">...<span>Drug-eluting stents (DES) have gained widespread adoption being implanted in over 6 million patients worldwide demonstrating significant improvements in clinical efficacy combined with comparable safety to bare metal stents.</span></span>Giving COURAGE Its Due =|= Its Lessons on Systemic Treatments vs Symptomatic Treatments for Coronary Artery Disease =|= Stents vs Optimal Drugshttp://www.medpagetoday.com/Cardiology/2005ACCMeeting/tb/5400avivagabriel2007-07-15T18:14:32+02:00stents COURAGE occlusion medications interventional cardiology clinical_trials drugs atherosclerosis disease symptomatic drug-eluting systemic coronary cardiologists syndrome plaque cardiovascular clinical medicine artery bare-metal trials stenting ACC Sanctions Martin Leon, M.D., for COURAGE Embargo Break - Breaking Medical News CME Teaching Brief® - MedPage TodayMartin Leon, M.D., a leading interventional cardiologist accused of leaking details of a major study weeks before its scheduled release, was barred today from taking part in next year's American College of Cardiology meeting.http://www.medpagetoday.com/Cardiology/2005ACCMeeting/tb/5722avivagabriel2007-07-15T18:10:36+02:00occlusion columbia ethics atherosclerosis disease violations ACC martin_leon_MD leon martin cardiologists plaque medicine artery breaches stents COURAGE cardiology interventional martin_leon leaks sanctions KOLs coronary syndrome cardiovascular stenting Martin Leon, M.D., a leading interventional cardiologist accused of leaking details of a major study weeks before its scheduled release, was barred today f<span class="info">...<span>Martin Leon, M.D., a leading interventional cardiologist accused of leaking details of a major study weeks before its scheduled release, was barred today from taking part in next year's American College of Cardiology meeting.</span></span>Hundreds of Thousands of Heart Patients May Have Recieved Stents They Didn't NeedOptimal Medical Therapy With or Without PCI for Stable Coronary Disease =|= JAMAhttp://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/NEJMoa070829v1avivagabriel2007-07-15T03:16:11+02:00stents COURAGE cardiology medications PCI angina optimal disease stable medical coronary cardiovascular clinical medicine therapy artery trials stenting drug Optimal Medical Therapy With or Without PCI for Stable Coronary Disease =|= JAMAACC =|= Stenting Found No Better than Optimal Medical Therapy =|= COURAGE Clinical Trial Results =|= Breaking Medical NewsRaymond Gibbons, MD (Mayo Clinic, Pres/American Heart Association), said COURAGE trial findings suggest that "hundreds of thousands of Americans with stable angina who received coronary stents did not need them."http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ACCMeeting/tb2/5324avivagabriel2007-07-15T03:14:10+02:00stents COURAGE cardiology interventional angina endpoints optimal stable ACC medical cardiologists stent cardiovascular clinical industry medicine therapy trials stenting Raymond Gibbons, MD (Mayo Clinic, Pres/American Heart Association), said COURAGE trial findings suggest that "hundreds of thousands of Americans with stabl<span class="info">...<span>Raymond Gibbons, MD (Mayo Clinic, Pres/American Heart Association), said COURAGE trial findings suggest that "hundreds of thousands of Americans with stable angina who received coronary stents did not need them."</span></span>Dr. Martin B. Leon, Key Opinion Leader at Columbia/Presbyterian, Violates Ethics to Discredit Clinical Trial Showing Stents No Better Than Optimal Drug Therapy in Coronary Artery DiseaseMartin 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. Sanctionshttp://www.medpagetoday.com/Cardiology/PCI/tb/5498avivagabriel2007-07-14T21:19:32+02:00presbyterian columbia PCI ethics denigrating optimal disease fraud symptomatic relief academic violations breach dishonesty metrics leon Martin-Leon-MD cardiologists clinical pocketbooks industry trial morbidity artery trials discrediting protection stents COURAGE cardiology interventional quality-of-life drugs devaluing leaks sanctions symptoms outcomes martin_b_leon_md confidentiality angioplasty corruption cardiovascular measures survival stenting Martin B. Leon, MD, violated academic ethics of the highest order by leaking results of the COURAGE trial prematurely, denigrating its design, discrediting<span class="info">...<span>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</span></span>Freedom is What You Do with What's Been Done to You! =|= Cognitive Edgehttp://www.cognitive-edge.com/2007/06/freedom_is_what_you_do_with_wh.phpavivagabriel2007-06-27T05:04:16+02:00resilience innerdirected freedom autonomy trust resiliency intertwingled courage existentialism connectedness cognition hope