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
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Hot Lines, Simultaneous Publications, And The Decline Of Medical Meetings
August 29, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Back in the Dark Ages when I covered big medical conferences (like the European Society of Cardiology meeting now getting underway in London) it was necessary to attend the sessions, roam the halls, and talk to doctors. There were no late-breaking or hot line sessions and there were certainly no simultaneous publications in journals. (If memory…
ESC 2015 Set To Start In London
August 28, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The European Society of Cardiology meeting starts this weekend in London. Merrie Olde Englande? Industry will be here too. …
ESC Hot Lines: First Real Data On Promising Novartis Heart Failure Drug
July 1, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The first real details about the much-anticipated novel new heart failure drug from Novartis will kick off this year’s Hot Line sessions at the annual meeting of the European Society of Cardiology in Barcelona, Spain. The meeting runs from August 30 until September 3. As I have previously reported, the PARADIGM-HF trial was stopped because of a highly statistically significant reduction…
ESC Trials: The Best And The Worst
September 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Two trials presented at the ESC this year– WOEST and IABP-SHOCK II— are great examples of the way medicine is supposed to work. Another trial, FAME 2, is an example of so many of the things that can go wrong. WOEST and IABP-SHOCK II are remarkably similar. Both trials tested conventional wisdom and found it lacking. WOEST…
Get Ready For Munich: ESC Releases List Of Hot Line Sessions
July 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Here is the list of Hot Line sessions scheduled for the European Society of Cardiology ESC) meeting in Munich:…
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