How to Write a Strong and Powerful Article Vietnam Heart Association Meeting Sunday October 12, 2014 Thach Nguyen MD FACC FSCAI Director of Cardiology St Mary Medical Center, Hobart IN Questions • • • • • Actions and verbs Less passive voice Main place of data (last of the sentence) Rule of ideas 5.Try to memorize the paragraph and you will see Examples • He is a big fan of biking – He bikes every day • Danang is a big city • millions people live and work in Danang Examples • The results are different from prior studies – – The results contradict the results of prior studies The results negate prior studies Examples • I hate him – He is hated by me • I love her – She is loved by me FIRST paragraph: SECOND paragraph: THIRD paragraph 3rd Paragraph D Your provocative ideas Rule of ideas The Discussion Section Rule of ideas Thank You