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 protection artery industry confidentiality outcomes measures academic trial metrics Martin-Leon-MD ethics morbidity cardiology symptoms cardiologists survival relief fraud breach angioplasty stenting leon clinical sanctions COURAGE drugs stents denigrating discrediting leaks symptomatic presbyterian cardiovascular quality-of-life interventional PCI pocketbooks corruption devaluing disease optimal dishonesty violations trials columbia martin_b_leon_md by avivagabriel on Jul 14, 2007, 9:19 PM