About this Research Topic
This Research Topic is the fourth volume of 'Case Reports in Heart Surgery'. Please see the previous volumes here.
This Research Topic aims to collect all the Case Reports submitted to the Heart Surgery section. If submitted directly to this collection the paper will be personally assessed by a Senior Associate 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 that 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.
- 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.
This Research Topic aims to collect all the Case Reports submitted to the Heart Surgery section. If submitted directly to this collection the paper will be personally assessed by a Senior Associate 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 that 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.
- 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.
Keywords: case reports, heart surgery
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