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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New England Journal Of Medicine Declines To Retract Papers From Disgraced Research Group
September 26, 2014 by 2 Comments
Like the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the two New England Journal of Medicine papers by disgraced Dutch researcher Don Poldermans will never stand straight. But like the famous Tower they are also unlikely to topple anytime soon. Without attracting a lot of attention, back in August the NEJM editors decided not to retract the papers or publish an expression…
A ‘Disappeared’ Article, Finally Published, Finds A Desultory Response To Scientific Misconduct
September 23, 2014 by Leave a Comment
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
September 1, 2014 by Leave a Comment
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…
Dutch Investigation Finds Serious Flaws In Influential New England Journal Of Medicine Study
July 30, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Erasmus Medical Center says it has wrapped up its investigation of Don Poldermans, the disgraced cardiology researcher who was fired for research misconduct. The full extent of the misconduct has never been known, and from an examination of the Erasmus report it appears likely that it never will be known. One major finding– though downplayed in…
Medicine Or Mass Murder? Guideline Based on Discredited Research May Have Caused 800,000 Deaths In Europe Over The Last 5 Years
January 15, 2014 by 2 Comments
Last summer British researchers provoked concern when they published a paper raising the possibility that by following an established guideline UK doctors may have caused as many as 10,000 deaths each year. Now they have gone a step further and published an estimate that the same guideline may have led to the deaths of as many…
First Retraction In the Don Poldermans Case
January 8, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Retraction Watch reports the first formal retraction of a paper by Don Poldermans, the disgraced Dutch cardiovascular researcher. Feringa HH, Elhendy A, Bax JJ, Boersma E, de Jonge R, Schouten O, Karagiannis SE, Schinkel AF, Lindemans J, Poldermans D. Coron Artery Dis. 2006 May;17(3):255-9. Baseline plasma N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide is associated with the extent of stress-induced…
JACC Issues Notice of Concern Over Three Poldermans Papers
December 17, 2012 by 2 Comments
The editors of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology have issued a “Notice of Concern” over three JACC articles in which Don Poldermans, the disgraced Dutch researcher, served as the first or the last author. The editors relied on the report of the investigation committee at Erasmus Medical Center published in October. In each case the…
Don Poldermans And The Dutch Research Scandal
October 15, 2012 by 4 Comments
The publication last week of the final report from the Erasmus Medical Center on the Don Poldermans research scandal in the Netherlands ends the first and most explosive chapter of an ugly episode of scientific misconduct. But there are still many important questions regarding scientific integrity and the culture of medical research raised by the case. And…
Erasmus Medical Center Releases Final Report On Cardiovascular Research Scandal
October 9, 2012 by 2 Comments
After an extensive investigation, a large medical center in the Netherlands has confirmed earlier charges of research misconduct against a prominent cardiovascular researcher. On Tuesday, Erasmus MC in Rotterdam released a final report on the scientific integrity of trials conducted by Don Poldermans, a well-known and highly prolific Dutch cardiovascular researcher. The final report contains…
New Perspective on the Dutch Cardiovascular Research Scandal
April 17, 2012 by 2 Comments
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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