Call for Clinical Cases

Clinical case results are now available.

The ESC Congress Programme Committee and the ESC Young Cardiovascular Professionals Committee would like to thank all the submitters who have contributed to the Call for Clinical Cases and acknowledge the Clinical Case Reviewing Committee for their essential collaboration and valuable contribution to the clinical case programme.

All Clinical Case submitters have now been notified by email about the status of their clinical case(s) and can view the results from their My ESC account.

Important Dates

• 5 May 2026 - Clinical Case results announcement. A notification email has been sent to each submitter
• 31 May 2026 - Early fee registration deadline – All case presenters must register to the congress. Take advantage of the best savings!
• Mid-June 2026 - Opening of the upload platform. A notification email will be sent to each submitter
• 30 June 2026 - Deadline for the assigned presenters to confirm presentation(s) and submit the related agreement form(s)
• 3 August 2026 - Deadline for presenters to register and upload presentations. Failure to upload and register to the congress by this deadline will lead to the withdrawal of the clinical case from the scientific programme.

Presentation formats

All Presenters are required to present their clinical case onsite in Munich.

The ESC Young Cardiovascular Professionals Committee has designed a practical, educational and interactive programme. All clinical case sessions will take place in one of the dedicated Clinical Case Corners, in the Research Gateway.

Selected clinical cases have been assigned to one of the following presentation formats:

Best Clinical Cases Awards Session

Four cases have been selected to be presented in the Clinical Cases Award session.
Presenters will be in competition and their presentation evaluated on the following criteria: 

• Originality of the case
• Case Management
• Presentation (demonstrating learning points from the case)
• Answers to questions

The results of the competition will be announced during the Awards Ceremony, Sunday 30 August at 4:15 p.m. in Reykjavik Lecture Room. 

Each finalist will receive an Award certificate and a prize - €1,500 for the winner and €800 for each runner-up. Each finalist of the Award session will benefit from free registration to the congress.
Presenters whose clinical case is selected for presentation in the Award session will receive specific instructions.

Cases with the European Heart Journal - Case Reports Editors session

Four cases amongst the top-rated ones have been selected by the Editorial Team of the EHJ-CR and are offered the opportunity to be simultaneously published in the European Heart Journal – Case Reports, free of charge.

Clinical Case Sessions

Presenting your clinical case during ESC Congress 2026 will allow you to give your work worldwide long-term exposure and multinational connections with all subspecialty professionals.

Clinical cases will be presented in highly interactive and educational sessions, that will be moderated by two experts on the topic, who will facilitate interaction with the audience, prompt discussions, and challenge the presenters.

Clinical Case presentations will then be featured on ESC 365 - the cardiology knowledge hub