tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post115392569268772344..comments2024-03-28T01:27:23.408-04:00Comments on Health Care Renewal: The Shape of the Financial Arrangements Behind the Publication of the SHAPE GuidelinesRoy M. Poses MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00497209843184497847noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-1156391746586680622006-08-23T23:55:00.000-04:002006-08-23T23:55:00.000-04:00The aknowledgement of Pfizer's unrestricted educti...The aknowledgement of Pfizer's unrestricted eductional grant that funded the publication of the SHAPE Task Force report is printed on the first page when you open the American Journal of Cardiology edition in which it was published. The bottom line is that the critics seem to be suggesting that a $50,000 grant would prompt some of the most respected cardiologists and researchers in the world to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-1156368572628857042006-08-23T17:29:00.000-04:002006-08-23T17:29:00.000-04:00In response to the comment above, I have reviewed ...In response to the comment above, I have reviewed the version of the guidelines article that is on the web (here: http://www.ajconline.org/webfiles/images/journals/ajc/execsumm.pdf/)<BR/><BR/>I still can't find disclosure of the source of the grant that funded it. Moreover, I also can't find mention of the authors' financial arrangements (beyond their employers), or a notice that the article didRoy M. Poses MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00497209843184497847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-1156365912340201532006-08-23T16:45:00.000-04:002006-08-23T16:45:00.000-04:00Your comment that the grant that paid for the publ...Your comment that the grant that paid for the publication of the SHAPE Task Force Report was not disclosed is incorrect. There was an extensive disclosure in the published guideline.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-1155157232480498312006-08-09T17:00:00.000-04:002006-08-09T17:00:00.000-04:00My husband, who was assymptomatic but who had mult...My husband, who was assymptomatic but who had multiple risk factors, died of a sudden heart attack at age 49 two years ago. There is no doubt that a CT scan would have spotted his three blocked coronary arteries, one of which was over 95% blocked and another of which was over 80% blocked. He was a lifelong non-smoker who had a 34 inch waist at the time he died, but he had a 10 year history of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-1153946257985717752006-07-26T16:37:00.000-04:002006-07-26T16:37:00.000-04:00Stunned! The SHAPE guidelines were used verbatim, ...Stunned! The SHAPE guidelines were used verbatim, by my now former GP, in an attempt to have me hospitalized when my two blood draws and EKG's showed no problems.<BR/><BR/>My former doctor prided herself on being "on top" of the latest findings and technology. These types of articles do have a very real impact on peoples lives.<BR/><BR/>Steve LucasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com