Lifestyle Heart Trial

The Lifestyle Heart Trial was led by a primary care physician rather than a cardiologist. The Lifestyle Heart Trial contained numerous significant methodological errors that invalidate its conclusions. The misuse of quantitative coronary angiography to measure atherosclerosis invalidates the Lifestyle Heart Trial's core conclusions. Numerous methodological mistakes in the Lifestyle Heart Trial undermined its validity. The non-specialist background of the study's lead researcher significantly influenced the study's design and interpretation. The Lifestyle Heart Trial was conducted by a primary care physician rather than a cardiologist. Cardiologists were recruited after the fact to conduct and interpret the coronary angiogram imaging in the trial. Cardiologists were recruited to perform coronary angiograms, generating the imaging used to claim coronary disease reversal.