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About Your Congress

ESC Acute CardioVascular Care 2024, Athens, from 8 to 10 March


ESC Acute CardioVascular Care is the annual congress of the Association for Acute CardioVascular Care.

ESC Acute CardioVascular Care is the annual congress of the Association for Acute CardioVascular Care.

 

ESC Acute CardioVascular Care congress is the place for exchanging knowledge, gaining new perspectives, and creating synergies within the community of international professionals in the acute and critical care of cardiovascular disease.

Next edition will be in Florence (Italy) from 14 to 15 March 2025. Save the dates!

The entire spectrum of acute cardiac care

The congress offered in-depth scientific presentations by leading global experts, covering the entire spectrum of acute cardiac care, including:

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  • Acute coronary syndromes
  • Acute heart failure
  • Reperfusion and revascularisation
  • Mechanical circulatory support in shock or pre-shock, management of arrhythmias in the acute setting
  • Refractory cardiac arrest, acute venous thromboembolism
  • Cardiothoracic intensive care
  • Secondary prevention with a particular focus on antithrombotic therapy, lipid-lowering, and anti-diabetic strategies.

Updates for lifelong learning and professional development

The Association for Acute CardioVascular Care (ACVC) strongly believes in the education of healthcare professionals as part of lifelong learning but also includes those who are early in their careers.

Acute-NBR_0382-lounge.jpgThe congress provided education and discussion for the next generation of clinicians and researchers, working alongside experts in the field, with the aim to promote the dissemination of knowledge and improve patient outcomes.

Education is a key mission of the Association for Acute CardioVascular Care – forming one of the main pillars of the ESC. 

Connection with your community

Join over 100 expert faculty, hundreds of abstracts and clinical cases presenters, and institutional and industrial partners from around the world.

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Make new connections through the interactive environment with colleagues in your profession:

cardiologists, intensivists, anesthesiologists, internists, cardiac surgeons, nurses, paramedics and other allied professionals who care for acutely ill cardiac patients.

 

It is with collective efforts that we make a difference in the lives of countless patients worldwide.

On behalf of the ACVC Board, we heartily thank you for being part on ESC Acute CardioVascular Care 2024.

Kurt Huber, Austria, ACVC President 2022 - 2024

Ingo Ahrens, Germany, ACVC President-Elect & Congress Chairperson 2024

Johannes Grand, Denmark, Congress Co-Chairperson 2024

Congress Scientific Programme Committee 2024

Ingo Ahrens, Germany, Congress Chairperson

Johannes Grand, Denmark, Congress Co-Chairperson

Nikolaos Nikolaou, Greece, Local host

Anastasia Kitsiou, Greece, Local host 

Maria Stratinaki, Greece, ACVC Young 

Michael Spartalis, Greece, ACVC Young

Hannah Schaubroeck, Belgium, Congress Scientific Programme Committee member 2024

Diego Araiza Garaygordobil, Mexico, Congress Scientific Programme Committee member 2024

Carlos L Alviar, Congress Scientific Programme Committee member 2024


The ACVC Board would like to express its thanks to all the members of the Scientific Programme Committee for preparing an exceptional Scientific Programme featuring keynote lectures, interactive sessions, and thought-provoking debates, accentuated by a high degree of involvement from the young community. 

Access all resources from previous editions

One of the many benefits ACVC Silver Members received is the year-long access to your congress resources on ESC 365, the cardiology knowledge hub.

Review abstracts, slides and videos on ESC 365

Not yet an ACVC Silver member? Join us now.

Continuing Medical Education (CME) Credits

ESC Acute CardioVascular Care 2024 has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) for or a maximum of 16 European CME credits (ECMEC®s). 

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