RETRACTION: Association Between Venous Leg Ulcers and Chronic Heart Failure: A Mendelian Randomization Study

TL;DR

This retracted study claimed to find a genetic link between venous leg ulcers and chronic heart failure, but was found to have used a flawed peer review process.

Contribution

The paper originally proposed a Mendelian randomization approach to investigate the causal relationship between venous leg ulcers and chronic heart failure.

Findings

The study was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.

No valid conclusions can be drawn from the original findings.

The retraction highlights issues with the integrity of the publication process.

Abstract

RETRACTION:

KeC.
,
ZhouQ.
,
LuM.
,
XieR.
, and
KongW.
, “Association Between Venous Leg Ulcers and Chronic Heart Failure: A Mendelian Randomization Study,” International Wound Journal
21, no. 2 (2024): e14744, 10.1111/iwj.14744.38358070
PMC10867869

The above article, published online 15 February 2024, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Following an investigation by the publisher, all parties have concluded that this article was accepted solely on the basis of a compromised peer review process. The editors have therefore decided to retract the article. The authors did not respond to our notice regarding the retraction.