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European Heart Journal - Case Reports (EHJ-CR): a new format for an old concept

European Heart Journal - Case Reports (EHJ-CR): a new format for an old concept EDITORIAL European Heart Journal - Case Reports (2017) 1, 1–2 doi:10.1093/ehjcr/ytx001 European Heart Journal - Case Reports (EHJ-CR): a new format for an old concept 1 2 C. Fielder Camm and A. John Camm * 1 2 Radcliffe Department of Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK; and St. Georges University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London, SW17 0RE, UK The case report is perhaps the oldest form of medical publication. main benefits. The junior reviewer will have their review scrutinized by Reports on specific patients date back at least to the 2nd millennium his/her senior colleague and feedback will be provided. This provides a BCE, and until the 20th century, case reports were considered a . learning experience for the reviewer. Further, given the relatively junior 1 . mainstay of clinical research. Indeed, many diseases and syndromes . authorship of many case reports, this ensures that the peer-review still bear witness to the influence of case reports and case series on . process is truly undertaken by close peers to the manuscript authors. the medical lexicon. With the rise of more advanced research techni- . Those that successfully participate as junior reviews will be accredited ques, case reports rightly no longer exhibit the same power in guiding . for their work and contribution to the journal. medical practice they once did; however, they still have an important An important feature of the EHJ-CR is the aim to publish high- part to play in medical practice. quality, well-written, and researched case reports. However, truly This issue marks the launch of European Heart Journal – Case Reports unique, one-of-a-kind, case reports are increasingly rare. Although (EHJ-CR). This new open access journal joins the rest of the European these remain important and interesting, this journal will not be limited Society of Cardiology (ESC) family and aims to broaden the society’s to these alone. Indeed, case reports of relatively common conditions coverage of medical publishing by providing a dedicated repository for will be considered if they demonstrate beautiful instructive images or case reports, case series, cardiac images and local quality improvement an interesting/important learning point. projects (QIPs) of wider significance. Case reports can be submitted Other article types that are similarly undertaken in large part by directly to the journal (via https://academic.oup.com/ehjcr) or trans- more junior clinicians will also be published by the EHJ-CR.Quality ferred from one of the other members of the ESC journal family. improvement projects form a vital element of institutional manage- Much of the continuing importance of case reports as a publication ment. Good QIPs are often a labour-intensive process, which can format comes from their role in educating junior clinicians in the reveal important lessons for clinical practice. They are often under- technique of writing, editing, and submitting manuscripts for review taken by junior clinicians with limited scope to share their findings and publication. Further, case reports should have a specific structure and improve outcomes outside their local institution. The EHJ-CR and a simple message making the review process ideal for educating intends to publish high-quality QIPs with a message that may be of more senior clinicians with limited experience of undertaking peer widespread benefit. review. To this end, EHJ-CR has been launched with a mandate to be The EHJ-CR intends to utilize multimedia elements as a central an education platform to help develop the skills of current and future . component of the journal. Taking an experimental perspective, the clinician researchers. The EHJ-CR is intended to assist members of the . journal will be a pilot vehicle for novel social media approaches to young cardiology groups within the ESC and its associations in gaining . publishing for the ESC journal family. The journal will aim to publish publishing, reviewing, and editing experience. . slide shows with each case report and develop podcasts to discuss The junior reviewer programme developed by the EHJ-CR forms the . particular case reports in greater detail. Case reports involving com- centre point for the education efforts. Clinicians either in specialty plex multidisciplinary management will be published as ‘grand rounds’ training or within 5 years of completion with some research experi- with increase word and figure limits to allow for complete discussion ence have been recruited to join this programme. Articles published of the case complexity. within the EHJ-CR will be reviewed by both a junior reviewer from this We continue to see the case report as an important aspect of programme and a senior experienced reviewer. This process has two medical publications, no longer as the driver of medical practice but The opinions expressed in this article are not necessarily those of the European Society of Cardiology. * Corresponding author. Tel: 020 8725 3414; jcamm@sgul.ac.uk V The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com Downloaded from https://academic.oup.com/ehjcr/article-abstract/1/1/ytx001/4092765 by Ed 'DeepDyve' Gillespie user on 10 April 2018 2 Editorial as a format with significant educational promise. The EHJ-CR,as the Conflict of interest: None declared. home of the cardiology case report will help ensure the educational benefit of publishing is developed and improved for all clinicians Reference . 1. Nissen T, Wynn R. The history of the case report: a selective review. JRSM Open involved in the research or management of cardiac patients and 2014;5:2054270414523410. pathology. Downloaded from https://academic.oup.com/ehjcr/article-abstract/1/1/ytx001/4092765 by Ed 'DeepDyve' Gillespie user on 10 April 2018 http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png European Heart Journal - Case Reports Oxford University Press

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EDITORIAL European Heart Journal - Case Reports (2017) 1, 1–2 doi:10.1093/ehjcr/ytx001 European Heart Journal - Case Reports (EHJ-CR): a new format for an old concept 1 2 C. Fielder Camm and A. John Camm * 1 2 Radcliffe Department of Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK; and St. Georges University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London, SW17 0RE, UK The case report is perhaps the oldest form of medical publication. main benefits. The junior reviewer will have their review scrutinized by Reports on specific patients date back at least to the 2nd millennium his/her senior colleague and feedback will be provided. This provides a BCE, and until the 20th century, case reports were considered a . learning experience for the reviewer. Further, given the relatively junior 1 . mainstay of clinical research. Indeed, many diseases and syndromes . authorship of many case reports, this ensures that the peer-review still bear witness to the influence of case reports and case series on . process is truly undertaken by close peers to the manuscript authors. the medical lexicon. With the rise of more advanced research techni- . Those that successfully participate as junior reviews will be accredited ques, case reports rightly no longer exhibit the same power in guiding . for their work and contribution to the journal. medical practice they once did; however, they still have an important An important feature of the EHJ-CR is the aim to publish high- part to play in medical practice. quality, well-written, and researched case reports. However, truly This issue marks the launch of European Heart Journal – Case Reports unique, one-of-a-kind, case reports are increasingly rare. Although (EHJ-CR). This new open access journal joins the rest of the European these remain important and interesting, this journal will not be limited Society of Cardiology (ESC) family and aims to broaden the society’s to these alone. Indeed, case reports of relatively common conditions coverage of medical publishing by providing a dedicated repository for will be considered if they demonstrate beautiful instructive images or case reports, case series, cardiac images and local quality improvement an interesting/important learning point. projects (QIPs) of wider significance. Case reports can be submitted Other article types that are similarly undertaken in large part by directly to the journal (via https://academic.oup.com/ehjcr) or trans- more junior clinicians will also be published by the EHJ-CR.Quality ferred from one of the other members of the ESC journal family. improvement projects form a vital element of institutional manage- Much of the continuing importance of case reports as a publication ment. Good QIPs are often a labour-intensive process, which can format comes from their role in educating junior clinicians in the reveal important lessons for clinical practice. They are often under- technique of writing, editing, and submitting manuscripts for review taken by junior clinicians with limited scope to share their findings and publication. Further, case reports should have a specific structure and improve outcomes outside their local institution. The EHJ-CR and a simple message making the review process ideal for educating intends to publish high-quality QIPs with a message that may be of more senior clinicians with limited experience of undertaking peer widespread benefit. review. To this end, EHJ-CR has been launched with a mandate to be The EHJ-CR intends to utilize multimedia elements as a central an education platform to help develop the skills of current and future . component of the journal. Taking an experimental perspective, the clinician researchers. The EHJ-CR is intended to assist members of the . journal will be a pilot vehicle for novel social media approaches to young cardiology groups within the ESC and its associations in gaining . publishing for the ESC journal family. The journal will aim to publish publishing, reviewing, and editing experience. . slide shows with each case report and develop podcasts to discuss The junior reviewer programme developed by the EHJ-CR forms the . particular case reports in greater detail. Case reports involving com- centre point for the education efforts. Clinicians either in specialty plex multidisciplinary management will be published as ‘grand rounds’ training or within 5 years of completion with some research experi- with increase word and figure limits to allow for complete discussion ence have been recruited to join this programme. Articles published of the case complexity. within the EHJ-CR will be reviewed by both a junior reviewer from this We continue to see the case report as an important aspect of programme and a senior experienced reviewer. This process has two medical publications, no longer as the driver of medical practice but The opinions expressed in this article are not necessarily those of the European Society of Cardiology. * Corresponding author. Tel: 020 8725 3414; jcamm@sgul.ac.uk V The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com Downloaded from https://academic.oup.com/ehjcr/article-abstract/1/1/ytx001/4092765 by Ed 'DeepDyve' Gillespie user on 10 April 2018 2 Editorial as a format with significant educational promise. The EHJ-CR,as the Conflict of interest: None declared. home of the cardiology case report will help ensure the educational benefit of publishing is developed and improved for all clinicians Reference . 1. Nissen T, Wynn R. The history of the case report: a selective review. JRSM Open involved in the research or management of cardiac patients and 2014;5:2054270414523410. pathology. Downloaded from https://academic.oup.com/ehjcr/article-abstract/1/1/ytx001/4092765 by Ed 'DeepDyve' Gillespie user on 10 April 2018

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