title: How can the European Society of Cardiology ensure compliance with ethical standards?
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology - Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Room Ba 593, 's Gravensijkwal 230, PO box 2040, Rotterdam 3000 CA, the Netherlands msimoons@xs4all.nl.
authors.forename: Maarten L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Simoons
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology - Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Room Ba 593, 's Gravensijkwal 230, PO box 2040, Rotterdam 3000 CA, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Jean-Pierre
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Bassand
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology - Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Room Ba 593, 's Gravensijkwal 230, PO box 2040, Rotterdam 3000 CA, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Jeroen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bax
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology - Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Room Ba 593, 's Gravensijkwal 230, PO box 2040, Rotterdam 3000 CA, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bertrand
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology - Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Room Ba 593, 's Gravensijkwal 230, PO box 2040, Rotterdam 3000 CA, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Günter
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Breithardt
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology - Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Room Ba 593, 's Gravensijkwal 230, PO box 2040, Rotterdam 3000 CA, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ferrari
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology - Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Room Ba 593, 's Gravensijkwal 230, PO box 2040, Rotterdam 3000 CA, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fox
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology - Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Room Ba 593, 's Gravensijkwal 230, PO box 2040, Rotterdam 3000 CA, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hugenholtz
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology - Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Room Ba 593, 's Gravensijkwal 230, PO box 2040, Rotterdam 3000 CA, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Komajda
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology - Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Room Ba 593, 's Gravensijkwal 230, PO box 2040, Rotterdam 3000 CA, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Fausto
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology - Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Room Ba 593, 's Gravensijkwal 230, PO box 2040, Rotterdam 3000 CA, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rydén
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology - Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Room Ba 593, 's Gravensijkwal 230, PO box 2040, Rotterdam 3000 CA, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Michal
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tendera
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology - Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Room Ba 593, 's Gravensijkwal 230, PO box 2040, Rotterdam 3000 CA, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Panos
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vardas
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000592:standards; D002309:Cardiology / Q000941:ethics* / Q000592:standards; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000941:ethics / Q000592:standards; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005060:Europe; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000941:ethics / Q000592:standards; D061889:Healthcare Financing / Q000941:ethics; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations / Q000941:ethics; D005791:Patient Care / Q000941:ethics / Q000592:standards; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards; D028743:Professional Misconduct / Q000941:ethics; D011364:Professional Practice / Q000941:ethics / Q000592:standards; D011642:Publications / Q000941:ethics; D012109:Research Support as Topic / Q000941:ethics / Q000592:standards; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000941:ethics*