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Abstract submission and sessions

We are pleased to announce that the texts of the abstracts presented at the Acute Cardiac Care Congress 2008 are now available on the Scientific Programme Online.

Abstract breakdown

549 abstracts submitted - 417 accepted

Repartition:
  • Oral abstracts – 12
  • Young Investigators’ Award – 4
  • Moderated Posters – 48
  • Posters – 353

Top 10 topics for abstract submission

Topic description Submitted  Accepted
Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS) 123 84
Acute Heart Failure (AHF) 50 42
Biomarkers 32 29
Risk stratification 30 28
Cardiovascular Disease Prevention:
Risk Assessment and Management
27 23
Coronary Reperfusion 33 23
Arrhythmias 24 21
Non invasive Imaging:
Echocardiography, CMR, CT and Nuclear Techniques
27 19
Miscellaneous 23 17
Chronic Ischaemic Heart Disease (IHD) 18 16

Top 15 countries for abstract submission

Country Submitted  Accepted
Portugal  96 77
Italy  53 45
Spain  42 35
Poland  27 24
Romania  26 23
Germany  26 22
United Kingdom  18 17
Brazil  21 16
Russian Federation  27 16
Serbia  29 12
Czech Republic  13 10
Egypt  14 10
Greece  16 10
France  11 9
Japan  13 9
 



Certificates were presented at the Young Investigators’ Award
  • First Prize winner: R Jarai (Vienna, AT)
  • Runner Up: A Abd Elbary (Cairo, EG)



Left to right: Judges: Prof C Vrints, Prof Y Hasin, Prof N Danchin, Dr M Tubaro and contestents: A Abd Elbary, R Jarai



 
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