MASSDEVICE ON CALL — The embargo breach that got Boston Scientific’s (NYSE:BSX) PREVAIL clinical trial results pulled from the lineup at the American College of Cardiology conference this weekend was "an honest mistake," according to the company, but conference organizers don’t regret canceling the presentation.

ACC organizers followed protocol in scrubbing the presentation after Boston Scientific handed embargoed data to investors ahead of schedule, a move that some doctors considered a true loss for the conference.

""We had no choice – we have to follow procedures," ACC president elect Dr. John Harold told heartwire.

The PREVAIL results were among the top highlights of this year’s ACC meeting and thousands of attendees showed up Saturday morning only to find out that the study had been pulled. Conference-goers were understanding, but upset over the dramatic turn of events.

"I understand the ACC has to follow procedures, but the end result was very unhelpful to all its members who came here this morning to see the results of the study and hear the discussion about them," U.K. cardiologist Dr. Marcus Flather told heartwire.

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