Martin Leon, M.D., a leading interventional cardiologist accused of leaking details of a major study weeks before its scheduled release, was barred today from taking part in next year's American College of Cardiology meeting.
Two Swiss meta-analyses have found an increased rate of myocardial infarction and death with the Cypher (sirolimus-eluting) coronary stent, which is likely to put a serious chill in interventional cardiology's infatuation with drug-coated devices