1st Retraction In the Don Poldermans Case

Retraction View 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 May17(3):255-9. Baseline plasma N-terminal professional-B-kind natriuretic peptide is connected with the extent of stress-induced myocardial ischemia throughout dobutamine stress echocardiography.

Here is the text of the retraction:

Feringa HH, Elhendy A, Bax JJ, Boersma E, de Jonge R, Schouten O, et al. Baseline plasma N-terminal professional-B-type natriuretic peptide is associated with the extent of tension-induced myocardial ischemia in the course of dobutamine stress echocardiography. Coron Artery Dis 2006 17:255–259.—A Committee established by the Board of Erasmus Medical Center, The Netherlands, that reported in September 2012, considers the reporting of the study by Feringa et al. to have been negligent and scientifically incorrect according to two criteria: the inclusion and exclusion criteria reported in the publication were not utilized consistently, with the outcome that the patient population truly studied differs in materials approaches from the published description and, there are material distinctions amongst the supply documentation (the patients’ dossier), the situation record type utilised in the study, the examine database, and the publication. For this purpose the article by Feringa et al. is retracted from publication.

In 2012 JACC issued a observe of concern about three papers co-authored by Poldermans, but individuals papers have not been retracted so far. I am not conscious of any other retractions or similar notices of concern. Nonetheless, the European Society of Cardiology has stated that it is doing an urgent overview of the recommendations for perioperative beta-blockade following a report final summer that the guidelines– which relied heavily on discredited study by Poldermans– may be accountable for thousands of deaths every single yr.

Click here for my prior coverage of the Poldermans situation.

1st Retraction In the Don Poldermans Case