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