Manuscripts submitted to EuroIntervention Case Reports must comply with the ICMJE Recommendations and the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Case reports should be prepared in accordance with the CARE Guidelines.
Ethics approval
Individual case reports and small case series do not generally constitute research requiring formal approval by an institutional ethics committee or institutional review board, in accordance with national and institutional regulations. Where ethics committee approval was required, or where a waiver or exemption was granted, this must be clearly stated in the manuscript.
If ionising radiation was used as part of a research or investigational procedure, radiation exposure should be reported in the Methods section.
Research involving animals must have received prior approval from the appropriate institutional animal care committee and must comply with applicable national and international regulations governing animal welfare.
Patient consent
Written informed consent for publication is mandatory for all case reports. Consent to undergo a medical procedure or to participate in clinical care does not constitute consent for publication, even when data are anonymised.
Patients must be informed about the nature and scope of the publication, including the use of clinical data, images, and videos, and about dissemination in print, online, and on social media platforms. For deceased patients, consent must be obtained from the legal representative or next of kin, in accordance with applicable law.
A dedicated consent statement must be included in the manuscript confirming that written informed consent for publication was obtained.
Completed consent forms must not be submitted with the manuscript but must be retained by the treating institution according to locally approved procedures and must be made available to the Editor upon request. Use of a standardised patient consent form is recommended.
If informed consent cannot be obtained despite reasonable efforts (e.g. deceased patient with no traceable relatives), publication may be considered only if the case is sufficiently anonymised and the ethical justification is robust. The final decision rests with the Editorial Board.
Patient privacy and confidentiality
Patient privacy is paramount. Identifying information, including names, initials, dates of birth, hospital numbers, or recognisable images, must not be included unless essential for scientific purposes and explicitly covered by the patient’s written consent. Even where consent has been obtained, only the minimum necessary identifiable information should be disclosed.
Data should be anonymised wherever possible. Patient information must not be altered or falsified to achieve anonymity. Authors should recognise that complete anonymity cannot always be guaranteed, particularly in rare or highly distinctive cases.
Editorial oversight
The Editorial Board reserves the right to reject manuscripts in which ethical standards, consent procedures, or patient privacy protections are considered insufficient, unclear, or inconsistent with best practice.