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Review
. 2016 Aug 19;119(5):584-6.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.116.309519.

Canon Fodder-A Case for Contrarian Science

Gerald W Dorn 2nd  1
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Canon Fodder-A Case for Contrarian Science

Gerald W Dorn 2nd. Circ Res. .

Abstract

Cannon fodder are expendable soldiers deployed as “food” for enemy cannon fire when there is no hope of ultimately prevailing: generals dispose of “worthless” soldiers by sacrificing them to the cannon. Here, I adopt the term Canon fodder to describe contrarian scientific concepts dismissed because they do not conform to conventional wisdom: reviewers dispose of “unworthy” science by sacrificing it to the canon.

Keywords: endothelin; heart failure; hemodynamic; hypertension; hypertrophy.

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