case submission guidelines
9The following guidelines are for the SCMR Case Session Submissions
Publication: Selected cases will be published on an electronic media for distribution at the meeting and will be available online.
Embargo Date: Wednesday, February 1, 2017
Previous Presentation of Cases: Cases ARE NOT considered for presentation if they were either published as an article or previously presented at a national or international meeting prior to the date of this presentation.
Conflict of Interest: If the research was partially or fully funded by a proprietary organization (e.g. pharmaceutical, biotech or device manufacture), you must describe the nature of the relationship. Example: “Research was funded in part by the XYZ Corporation, City, State.” Please do not list any authors with the disclosure text.
Grading: Cases are graded through a blind review. Authors should be cautious in using institutional references.
Changes to Cases after Submission: If you must make a MINOR change to your submission, this must be done by August 29, 2016, 11:59 PM, Eastern Standard Time. Any corrections and/or changes will not be accepted after that date. These corrections will be included in the cases that are being reviewed. Email your request to: meetings@scmr.org. Within the email text, please include that your case was submitted to SCMR and include your case number, title, and requested change. Withdrawal requests can be sent to: meetings@scmr.org.
Case Receipt Confirmation: If you submit on or before the deadline date, you will receive an email confirmation within two business days of submitting your case. If you submit on the deadline date and do not receive a confirmation within 48 hours, please contact support@cadmiumcd.com.
Submission: When you have completed your submission, click on Submit, but ONLY when you are sure that your submission is complete and in final form.
Case Style: Remember that your submission will appear EXACTLY as you submit it. Please check submissions carefully for typographical errors, author listing, misspellings, poor hyphenation, etc.
Title: The title should be brief, but long enough to identify clearly the nature of the case.
Submission Structure: The submission should be organized as follows.
Description of Clinical Presentation: A short paragraph summarizing the case.
Diagnostic Techniques and Their Most Important Findings: A brief discussion of the methods and techniques used and the findings.
Learning Points from this Case: A short paragraph summarizing the results and learning points from the case.
Tables and Graphs: Simple tables and graphs may be included if they fit within the size constraints of the electronic program. Follow the instructions in the program for submitting graphs and use the table formatting function for table preparation.
Categories:
Publication: Selected cases will be published on an electronic media for distribution at the meeting and will be available online.
Embargo Date: Wednesday, February 1, 2017
Previous Presentation of Cases: Cases ARE NOT considered for presentation if they were either published as an article or previously presented at a national or international meeting prior to the date of this presentation.
Conflict of Interest: If the research was partially or fully funded by a proprietary organization (e.g. pharmaceutical, biotech or device manufacture), you must describe the nature of the relationship. Example: “Research was funded in part by the XYZ Corporation, City, State.” Please do not list any authors with the disclosure text.
Grading: Cases are graded through a blind review. Authors should be cautious in using institutional references.
Changes to Cases after Submission: If you must make a MINOR change to your submission, this must be done by August 29, 2016, 11:59 PM, Eastern Standard Time. Any corrections and/or changes will not be accepted after that date. These corrections will be included in the cases that are being reviewed. Email your request to: meetings@scmr.org. Within the email text, please include that your case was submitted to SCMR and include your case number, title, and requested change. Withdrawal requests can be sent to: meetings@scmr.org.
Case Receipt Confirmation: If you submit on or before the deadline date, you will receive an email confirmation within two business days of submitting your case. If you submit on the deadline date and do not receive a confirmation within 48 hours, please contact support@cadmiumcd.com.
Submission: When you have completed your submission, click on Submit, but ONLY when you are sure that your submission is complete and in final form.
Case Style: Remember that your submission will appear EXACTLY as you submit it. Please check submissions carefully for typographical errors, author listing, misspellings, poor hyphenation, etc.
Title: The title should be brief, but long enough to identify clearly the nature of the case.
Submission Structure: The submission should be organized as follows.
Description of Clinical Presentation: A short paragraph summarizing the case.
Diagnostic Techniques and Their Most Important Findings: A brief discussion of the methods and techniques used and the findings.
Learning Points from this Case: A short paragraph summarizing the results and learning points from the case.
Tables and Graphs: Simple tables and graphs may be included if they fit within the size constraints of the electronic program. Follow the instructions in the program for submitting graphs and use the table formatting function for table preparation.
Categories:
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Vascular Imaging
- Congenital Heart Disease in Adults
- Congenital Heart Disease in Pediatrics
- Cardiomyopathies
- Acute Chest Pain Syndromes
- Cardiac Masses and Pericardial Disease
- Valvular Heart Disease
- Other