About this Research Topic
This Research Topic aims to collect all the Case Reports submitted to the Cardiac Rhythmology section. If submitted directly to this collection, the paper will be personally assessed by the Specialty Chief Editor, before the beginning of the peer-review process. Please make sure your article adheres to the following guidelines before submitting it.
Case Reports highlight unique cases of patients who present with an unexpected diagnosis, treatment outcome, or clinical course:
1) RARE cases with TYPICAL features
2) FREQUENT cases with ATYPICAL features
3) Cases with a convincing response to new treatments, i.e. single case of off-label use
Case Report format:
- Maximum word count: 3000 words
- Title: Case Report: “Area of focus”
- Abstract: to include a visual or graphical abstract representation of the case.
- Introduction: including what is unique about the case and medical literature references.
- Case description: including de-identified patient information, relevant physical examination and other clinical findings, relevant past interventions, and their outcomes.
- A figure or table showcasing a timeline with relevant data from the episode of care.
- Diagnostic assessment, details on the therapeutic intervention, follow-up, and outcomes, as specified in the CARE guidelines.
- Discussion: strengths and limitations of the approach to the case, discussion of the relevant medical literature (similar and contrasting cases), take-away lessons from the case.
- Patient perspective.
Please, note that authors are required to obtain written informed consent from the patients (or their legal representatives) for the publication.
IMPORTANT: Only Case Reports that are original and significantly advance the field will be considered.
Keywords: Case Reports, Cardiac Rhythmology, Arrhythmias, Electrophysiology, Pacemaker and ICD (Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator), Atrial Fibrillation, Ventricular Tachycardia, Cardiac Electrophysiology Treatments, Heart Rhythm Disorders
Important Note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.