Rejecting an extraordinary request from industry to retract a controversial paper, Douglas Zipes, the editor-in-chief of HeartRhythm, has written a rare, highly pointed editorial defending the publication process. “If one disagrees with facts/statements in a publication,” writes the editor, Douglas Zipes, “there is a well-defined approach that can begin with a letter to the editor or submission…
St. Jude Seeks Retraction of Hauser Article On Riata Leads
April 6, 2012 by 3 Comments
St. Jude Medical is seeking the retraction of an article by Robert Hauser in Heart Rhythm linking the company’s Riata and Riata ST leads to 20 or more deaths. In a press release (see below) issued on Friday afternoon, St. Jude alleges numerous mistakes and oversights in the Hauser paper. In a brief statement to CardioBrief, Hauser wrote:…
Guest Post: More Lessons From the Riata ICD Lead Recall
February 22, 2012 by 7 Comments
Editor’s Note: The following guest post is published with the permission of its author, Edward J. Schloss, MD, (Twitter ID @EJSMD) the medical director of cardiac electrophysiology at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, OH. This post is longer and far more technical than most of the content published on CardioBrief. Due to the extraordinary nature of the…
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