Authorship: from credit to accountability. Reflections from the Editors' Network.

The Editors' Network of the European Society of Cardiology provides a dynamic forum for editorial discussions and endorses the recommendations of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) to improve the scientific quality of biomedical journals. Authorship confers credit and important academic rewards. Recently, however, the ICMJE emphasized that authorship also requires responsibility and accountability. These issues are now covered by the new (fourth) criterion for authorship. Authors should agree to be accountable and ensure that questions regarding the accuracy and integrity of the entire work will be appropriately addressed. This review discusses the implications of this paradigm shift on authorship requirements with the aim of increasing awareness on good scientific and editorial practices.

Authorship: From credit to accountability. Reflections from the Editors' Network.

The Editors' Network of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) provides a dynamic forum for editorial discussions and endorses the recommendations of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) to improve the scientific quality of biomedical journals. Authorship confers credit and important academic rewards. Recently, however, the ICMJE emphasized that authorship also requires responsibility and accountability. These issues are now covered by the new (fourth) criterion for authorship. Authors should agree to be accountable and ensure that questions regarding the accuracy and integrity of the entire work will be appropriately addressed. This review discusses the implications of this paradigm shift on authorship requirements with the aim of increasing awareness on good scientific and editorial practices.

Authorship: From Credit to Accountability Reflections From the Editors´ Network.

The Editors´ Network of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) provides a dynamic forum for editorial discussions and endorses the recommendations of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) to improve the scientific quality of biomedical journals. Authorship confers credit and important academic rewards. Recently, however, the ICMJE emphasized that authorship also requires responsibility and accountability. These issues are now covered by the new (fourth) criterion for authorship. Authors should agree to be accountable and ensure that questions regarding the accuracy and integrity of the entire work will be appropriately addressed. This review discusses the implications of this paradigm shift on authorship requirements with the aim of increasing awareness on good scientific and editorial practices.

Authorship: from credit to accountability. Reflections from the Editors' Network.

The Editors' Network of the European Society of Cardiology provides a dynamic forum for editorial discussions and endorses the recommendations of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) to improve the scientific quality of biomedical journals. Authorship confers credit and important academic rewards. Recently, however, the ICMJE emphasized that authorship also requires responsibility and accountability. These issues are now covered by the new (fourth) criterion for authorship. Authors should agree to be accountable and ensure that questions regarding the accuracy and integrity of the entire work will be appropriately addressed. This review discusses the implications of this paradigm shift on authorship requirements with the aim of increasing awareness on good scientific and editorial practices.

[Absent pulmonary valve syndrome. Evaluation, surgical treatment and risk factors]. / Síndrome de la válvula pulmonar ausente. Evolución, tratamiento y factores asociados a muerte.

From 1991 to 2003 were studied 33 cases with absent pulmonary valve syndrome (AVPS): 66% were female, with a medium age of 1.5 years old and 11 kg of weight. Twenty seven cases (82%) were associated to Tetralogy of Fallot. Fourteen patients (5 younger than 1 year old) had corrective surgery. After the surgery, one patient required ballon pulmonary valvuloplasty for pulmonary stenosis; another one required surgery for changing the pulmonary prothesis one and five years after the first surgery. The rest of the patients did not present important problems. The five year survival was 95.4% in patients older than 6 months and 30.1% in younger patients (p = 0.000). As factors associated to mortality were the age younger than six months old (p = 0.003) and mechanical ventilation (p = 0.001) in our population. We suggest to delay the surgery in this group of patients because no survival were seen with or without the surgery. In older children with symptoms, the surgery also must be delayed in order to avoid more interventions for changing the pulmonary prothesis.

Anomalous origin of pulmonary branches from the ascending aorta. A report of five cases and review of the literature.

The anomalous origin of pulmonary branches is a rare entity where, either the right or the left pulmonary arteries arise from the ascending aorta and where the aortic and pulmonary valves are separated. Clinical manifestations usually appear in the infant or, more rarely, in the newborn and include respiratory distress or congestive heart failure due to increased pulmonary resistance.The survival rate in an Indian series was 94% with the death of one patient from Fallot tetralogy. We have treated five patients with this congenital heart disease in 20 years; the survival rate was of 80% and in all survival cases, the systolic pressure was significantly decreased. The current treatment of choice, consisting of the anatomical correction with translocation of the right pulmonary artery to the pulmonary trunk, was first performed by Kirkpatrick in 1961.The aim of this paper is to show the Mexican experience in the diagnosis and treatment of the anomalous origin of pulmonary branches from the ascending aorta. CONCLUSION: Early surgery with timely correction of this congenital heart disease improves the prognosis and survival rate of patients, with a reduction in pulmonary hypertension..

[Treatment of patent ductus arteriosus. Comparison of costs between surgical and trans-catheter closures in a public institution]. / Tratamiento de conducto arterioso permeable. Comparación de costos del cierre quirúrgico y transcateterismo en una institución pública.

UNLABELLED: The costs of transcatheter closure of patent ductus arteriosus in relation to the surgical closure still a controvertial issue in our hospitals. The aim of the study was compared the costs of both treatments. METHODS: We included 57 patients treated with transcatheter occlusion and 26 underwent surgery. Information about laboratory tests, average in hospital days of stay, anesthesia type and duration, operating and hemodinamic room costs, was gather. A database containing the costs from the institution unitary costs system in force was designed. RESULTS: sociodemographyc characteristics were similar in both groups. Ductus size was larger in patients treated with surgery (p<0.05). In hospital stay, as well as, the number of complications after the procedure were less in the patients treated with transcatheter occlusion (p<0.05). The closure with Amplatzer device was more expensive than the surgical one, and both were more expensive than coil. With surgical treatment, 86.5% of the costs are due to in hospital stay, with the Amplatzer this issues represented a 36%, however, the cost of the devices by itself represents a 40% of the total treatment cost. CONCLUSIONS: Even though total charges of Amplatzer devices are more expensive than surgery, transcatheter occlusion represents advantages in relation to less in hospital stay, resources used and number of complications, which allows hospital resources optimization.

Autoría: desde el crédito a la responsabilidad. Reflexiones de la Red de Editores / Authorship: from credit to accountability. Reflections from the Editors´ Network / Autoria: do crédito à responsabilidade. Reflexões da Rede de Editores

Resumen: La Red de Editores de la Sociedad Europea de Cardiología (ESC, por su sigla en inglés) constituye un foro dinámico dedicado a discusiones editoriales y respalda las recomendaciones del Comité Internacional de Editores de Revistas Médicas (ICMJE, por su sigla en inglés) destinadas a mejorar la calidad científica de las revistas biomédicas. La paternidad literaria confiere crédito, además de importantes recompensas académicas. Recientemente, sin embargo, el ICMJE ha destacado que la autoría también exige que los autores sean responsables y se hagan cargo de lo que publican. Estas cuestiones ahora están cubiertas por el nuevo (cuarto) criterio para la autoría. Los autores deben aceptar hacerse responsables de lo que escriben y garantizar un adecuado enfoque de las cuestiones concernientes a la precisión e integridad de todo el trabajo. Esta revisión analiza las implicancias de este cambio de paradigma en los requisitos de autoría con el objetivo de aumentar la conciencia sobre las buenas prácticas científicas y editoriales.

Summary: The Editors´ Network of the European Society of Cardiology provides a dynamic forum for editorial discussions and endorses the recommendations of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors to improve the scientific quality of biomedical journals. Authorship confers credit and important academic rewards. Recently, however, the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors emphasized that authorship also requires responsibility and accountability. These issues are now covered by the new (fourth) criterion for authorship. Authors should agree to be accountable and ensure that questions regarding the accuracy and integrity of the entire work will be appropriately addressed. This review discusses the implications of this paradigm shift on authorship requirements with the aim of increasing awareness on good scientific and editorial practices.

Resumo: A Rede de Editores da Sociedade Europeia de Cardiologia é um fórum dinâmico para discussões editoriais e apoia as recomendações do Comitê Internacional de Editores de Revistas Médicas, visando melhorar a qualidade científica das revistas biomédicas. A autoria confere crédito, além de importantes recompensas acadêmicas. Recentemente, no entanto, o Comitê Internacional de Editores de Revistas Médicas enfatizou que a autoria também requer que os autores sejam responsáveis do que escrevem e se encarreguem do que publicam. Essas questões agora estão cobertas pelo novo (quarto) critério de autoria. Os autores devem concordar em ser responsáveis e garantir que as questões relativas à precisão e integridade de todo o trabalho sejam abordadas de maneira apropriada. Esta revisão discute as implicações dessa mudança de paradigma nos requisitos de autoria, com o objetivo de aumentar a conscientização sobre as boas práticas científicas e editoriais.

Síndrome de la válvula pulmonar ausente. Evolución, tratamiento y factores asociados a muerte / Absent pulmonary valve syndrome. Evaluation, surgical treatment and risk factors

From 1991 to 2003 were studied 33 cases with absent pulmonary valve syndrome (AVPS): 66% were female, with a medium age of 1.5 years old and 11 kg of weight. Twenty seven cases (82%) were associated to Tetralogy of Fallot. Fourteen patients (5 younger than 1 year old) had corrective surgery. After the surgery, one patient required ballon pulmonary valvuloplasty for pulmonary stenosis; another one required surgery for changing the pulmonary prothesis one and five years after the first surgery. The rest of the patients did not present important problems. The five year survival was 95.4% in patients older than 6 months and 30.1% in younger patients (p = 0.000). As factors associated to mortality were the age younger than six months old (p = 0.003) and mechanical ventilation (p = 0.001) in our population. We suggest to delay the surgery in this group of patients because no survival were seen with or without the surgery. In older children with symptoms, the surgery also must be delayed in order to avoid more interventions for changing the pulmonary prothesis.