Updated– Karl-Heinz Kuck, a prominent German cardiologist and candidate for the presidency of the European Society of Cardiology, has been found guilty of fraud. He received a fine of 100,000 Euros and a prison sentence of one year. His prison sentence has been suspended as long as he does not commit additional fraud. According to multiple reports…
Prominent Cardiologist And ESC Presidential Candidate Found Guilty Of Fraud
A ‘Disappeared’ Article, Finally Published, Finds A Desultory Response To Scientific Misconduct
Back in January an article in the European Heart Journal raising the disturbing possibility that guidelines based on fraudulent research may have been responsible for as many as 800,000 deaths was “disappeared” from the journal’s website only minutes after being published. The journal’s editor claimed the article had not been properly peer reviewed. In its place the editors published an editorial refuting…
Newly Elected European Society Of Cardiology President Co-Authored Hundreds Of Papers With Don Poldermans
The ESC today announced that Jeroen Bax, a Dutch cardiologist, will serve as the group’s President Elect for the next two years before becoming President starting in 2016. Bax is a professor of cardiology at Leiden University Medical Center. Bax is also known for his very close collaboration with Don Poldermans, the disgraced Dutch researcher…
New Perspective on the Dutch Cardiovascular Research Scandal
New information and details have emerged about the cardiovascular research scandal in the Netherlands. One prominent cardiologist with close ties to the central character in the scandal has been cleared of wrongdoing by his institution and a feature magazine article sheds new light on that central character, Don Poldermans. As previously reported here last November,…
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