BBC Investigation on the Reporting of the EXCEL Trial Raises Concerns Over the Safety of Stents for Left Main Disease in Patients at Low Risk for Surgery
11 Dec, 2019 | 08:19h | UTCSurgeons withdraw support for heart disease advice – BBC (free)
YouTube Video: European guidelines on heart disease under review – BBC Newsnight (free)
See also: EACTS responds to BBC Newsnight’s investigation on the EXCEL trial – European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (free)
Commentary: EACTS Pulls Out of Left Main Guidelines After BBC Bombshell Alleging EXCEL Trial Cover-up – TCTMD (free)
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Wow! Super ???? breaking story!
Reanalysis of EXCEL using Universal Definition of MI would have changed results substantially.
Taggart may be vindicated.
H/t @MedCrisis @drjohnm https://t.co/Yu7qKuiBdV
— Venk Murthy (@venkmurthy) December 9, 2019