Topic list

Congress topic list

The abstract submission and scientific sessions topics cover a wide array of topics related:

Imaging

• Echocardiography
• Stress Echocardiography
• 3D Echocardiography
• Cardiac Computed Tomography
• Computed Tomography: Morphology, Dimensions, Volumes and Mass
• Coronary Calcium
• Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography (Coronary CTA, CCTA)
• Computed Tomography: Plaque Imaging
• Cardiac Magnetic Resonance
• Stress Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (CMR)
• Nuclear Imaging
• Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT)
• Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
• Hybrid and Fusion Imaging
• Cross-Modality and Multi-Modality Imaging Topics
• Imaging of Cardiac Morphology, Dimensions, Volume and Mass
• Imaging of Systolic and Diastolic Function
• Imaging of Valvular Heart Disease
• Imaging of Arrhythmias
• Imaging of Heart Failure
• Imaging of Coronary Artery Disease
• Imaging of Acute Coronary Syndromes
• Imaging of Myocardial Disease
• Imaging of Pericardial Disease
• Imaging of Congenital Heart Disease
• Imaging of Aortic Disease
• Imaging of Peripheral Vascular Disease
• Imaging in Prevention and Rehabilitation

Arrythmias, General

• Pathophysiology and Mechanisms
• Epidemiology, Prognosis, Outcome
• Diagnostic Methods
• Treatment
• Prevention
• Clinical

Atrial Fibrillation

• Pathophysiology and Mechanisms
• Epidemiology, Prognosis, Outcome
• Diagnostic Methods
• Treatment
• Stroke Prevention
  • Oral Anticoagulation
• Stroke Treatment
• Prevention
• Clinical

Supraventricular Tachycardia (non-AF)

• Pathophysiology and Mechanisms
• Epidemiology, Prognosis, Outcome
• Diagnostic Methods
• Treatment
• Prevention
• Clinical

Syncope and Bradycardia

• Pathophysiology and Mechanisms
• Epidemiology, Prognosis, Outcome
• Diagnostic Methods
• Treatment
• Prevention

Ventricular Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD)

• Pathophysiology and Mechanisms
  • Coronary Artery Disease
  • Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy
  • Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
  • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
  • Ion Channel Disorders
  • Long QT Syndrome
  • Brugada Syndrome
  • Other Genetic Variants
• Epidemiology, Prognosis, Outcome
  • Epidemiology
  • Risk Factors and Risk Assessment
• Diagnostic Methods
• Treatment
• Prevention
• Clinical

Device Therapy

• Antibradycardia Pacing
• Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD)
• Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy (CRT)
• Home and Remote Patient Monitoring
• Device Complications and Lead Extraction

Chronic Heart Failure

• Pathophysiology and Mechanisms
• Epidemiology, Prognosis, Outcome
• Diagnostic Methods
  • Biomarkers
  • Imaging
    • Echocardiography
    • Cardiac Magnetic Resonance
• Treatment
  • Lifestyle Modification
  • Pharmacotherapy
  • Rehabilitation
  • Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)
  • Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT)
  • Ventricular Assist Devices
  • Heart Transplantation
  • Multidisciplinary Interventions
• Prevention
• Clinical
  • • Anemia/Iron Deficiency
    • Cancer
    • Cerebrovascular disease
    • Chronic Kidney Disease
    • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
    • Dementia/Depression
    • Diabetes
    • Frailty
    • Muscular Dystrophy
    • Sleep Apnea

Coronary Artery Disease (Chronic)

• Pathophysiology and Mechanisms
• Epidemiology, Prognosis, Outcome
• Diagnostic Methods
• Treatment
  • Lifestyle Modification
  • Pharmacotherapy
  • Revascularization
• Prevention
• Clinical
• Non-Atherosclerotic Coronary Abnormalities

Acute Coronary Syndromes

• Pathophysiology
• Epidemiology, Prognosis, Outcome
• Diagnostic Methods
• Treatment
  • Lifestyle Modification
  • Pharmacotherapy
    • Antiplatelet Agents
    • Thrombolysis/Fibrinolysis
  • Revascularisation
• Prevention
• Clinical

Acute Cardiac Care

• Resuscitation
• Prehospital and Emergency Department Care
• Cardiac Care Unit (CCU), Intensive, and Critical Cardiovascular Care
• Cardiogenic Shock
• Cardiac Arrest

Valvular Heart Disease

• Pathophysiology and Mechanisms
• Epidemiology, Prognosis, Outcome
• Diagnostic Methods
• Treatment
  
  • Tricuspid Valve Stenosis
  • Surgery
• Prevention
• Clinical

Infective Endocarditis

• Pathophysiology and Mechanisms
• Epidemiology, Prognosis, Outcome
• Diagnostic Methods
• Treatment
• Prevention

Myocardial Disease

• Pathophysiology and Mechanisms
• Epidemiology, Prognosis, Outcome
• Diagnostic Methods
• Treatment
• Prevention
• Clinical
  • Myocarditis
  • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
  • Dilative Cardiomyopathy
  • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy and Loeffler´s Disease
  • Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
  • Hypertensive Heart Disease
  • Infiltrative Myocardial Disease
    • Cardiac Amyloidosis
    • Cardiac Sarcoidosis
    • Fabry´s Disease
    • Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS)
  • Chagas' Disease
  • Tako-Tsubo Cardiomyopathy
  • Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
  • Ventricular Non-compaction

Pericardial Disease

• Pathophysiology and Mechanisms
• Epidemiology, Prognosis, Outcome
• Diagnostic Methods
• Treatment
• Prevention
• Clinical

Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric Cardiology

• Pathophysiology and Mechanisms
• Epidemiology, Prognosis, Outcome
• Diagnostic Methods
• Treatment
  • Lifestyle Modification
  • Pharmacotherapy
  • Intervention
  • Surgery
• Prevention
• Clinical
• Pediatric Cardiology

Pulmonary Circulation, Pulmonary Embolism, Right Heart Failure

• Pathophysiology and Mechanisms
• Epidemiology, Prognosis, Outcome
• Diagnostic Methods
• Treatment
• Prevention
• Clinical

Diseases of the Aorta

• Pathophysiology and Mechanisms
• Epidemiology, Prognosis, Outcome
• Diagnostic Methods
• Treatment
  • Lifestyle Modification
  • Pharmacotherapy
  • Intervention
  • Surgery
• Prevention
• Clinical

Peripheral Vascular and Cerebrovascular Disease

• Pathophysiology and Mechanisms
• Epidemiology, Prognosis, Outcome
• Diagnostic Methods
• Treatment
  • Lifestyle Modification
  • Pharmacotherapy
• Prevention
• Clinical

Stroke

• Pathophysiology and Mechanisms
• Epidemiology, Prognosis, Outcome
• Diagnostic Methods
• Treatment
• Prevention
• Clinical
• Heart and Brain Interaction

Interventional Cardiology

• Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)
• Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Coronary Arteries
  • Valves
  • Congenital Heart Disease
  • Aorta
  • Carotid and Peripheral Arteries
  • Ventricular Assist Devices and Artificial Heart
  • Circulatory Support
  • Transplantation
  • Arrhythmias
  • Minimally Invasive Surgery

Hypertension

• Pathophysiology and Mechanisms
  • Target Organ Damage / Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
  • Renin-Angiotensin System
  • Endocrine Hypertension
  • Renal Artery Stenosis / Autonomic Nervous System
• Epidemiology, Prognosis, Outcome
• Diagnostic Methods
• Treatment
  • Lifestyle Modification
  • Pharmacotherapy
  • Device Treatment and Intervention
    • Renal Denervation
• Prevention
• Clinical

Risk Factors and Prevention

• Epidemiology
• Cardiovascular Risk Assessment
  • Scores
  • Biomarkers
  • Imaging
• Secondary Prevention
• Lipids
  • Lipids: Drug therapy
• Tobacco
• Obesity
• Diabetes and the Heart
  • Pathophysiology
  • Metabolic Syndrome, Insulin, Insulin Resistance
  • Pharmacotherapy
  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention PCI) and Surgery
• Environmental and Occupational Aspects of Heart Disease
  • Environmental Aspects of Heart Disease
  • Occupational Aspects of Heart Disease
• Stress, Psycho-Social and Cultural Aspects of Heart Disease
• Depression and Heart Disease
• Nutrition, Malnutrition and Heart Disease
• Physical Inactivity and Exercise
  • Physical Inactivity
  • Exercise
• Sleep Disorders
  • Sleep Apnea

Rehabilitation and Sports Cardiology

• Exercise Testing
  • Spiroergometry
• Cardiovascular Rehabilitation
  • Exercise Programmes
  • Education
  • Outcomes
• Sports Cardiology
  • Athlete´s Heart
  • Electrocardiography (ECG)
  • Arrhythmias
  • Sudden Death in Sports
  • Pre-Competition Screening and Sports Eligibility
  • Cardiovascular Effects of Substance Abuse/Doping

Cardiovascular Disease in Special Populations

• Cardiovascular Disease in Primary Care
• Cardiovascular Disease in Women
• Cardiovascular Disease in Special Populations: Pediatric Cardiology
• Non-cardiac Surgery/Pre-surgical Assessment
• Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly
• Cardio-Oncology
• Pregnancy and Cardiovascular Disease
• HIV and Cardiovascular Disease
• Renal Failure and Cardiovascular Disease
• Neurologic Disorders and Heart Disease
• Psychiatric Disorders and Heart Disease
• Autoimmune/Chronic Inflammatory Disorders and Heart Disease
• Substance Abuse and Cardiovascular Disease

Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy

• Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy
  • Aldosterone Antagonists
  • Antiarrhythmic Pharmacotherapy
  • Angiotensin-Renin-Bradykinine System
  • Anticoagulants
  • Antiplatelet Drugs
  • Beta Blockers
  • Calcium Channel Blockers
  • Diuretics
  • Nitrates
  • Lipid-Lowering Agents
    • Statins
    • LDL-Receptor Antagonists
    • PCSK9-Antagonists
  • Anti-Diabetic Pharmacotherapy
• Pharmacogenetics
• Biotherapies
• Cardiotoxicity of Drugs

Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions

• Acute Nursing Care
• Chronic Nursing Care
• Advanced Clinical Practice
• Allied Professions in Cardiovascular Care

e-Cardiology / Digital Health

• Cardiovascular Image Processing
• Cardiovascular Signal Processing
  • Electrocardiogram (ECG) and Arrhythmia Analysis
• Artificial Intelligence (Machine Learning, Deep Learning)
• Big Data and Digital Twin
• Hospital Information Systems, Electronic Medical Records, Clinical Decision Support
  • Hospital Information Systems
• Remote Patient Monitoring and Telehealth
  • Telehealth
• Patient Engagement and Personalised Health

Public Health and Health Economics

• Public Health
• Health Policy
• Health Economics

Research Methodology

• Biostatistics
• Big Data Analysis
• Cardiovascular Epidemiology
• Trial Design
• Research Ethics

Basic Science

• Basic Science - Cardiovascular Development and Anatomy
  • Stem Cells, Cell Cycle, Cell Senescence, Cell Death
  • Genetics, Epigenetics, ncRNA
• Cardiac Biology and Physiology
  • Stem Cells, Cell Cycle, Cell Senescence, Cell Death
  • Genetics, Epigenetics, ncRNA
  • Signal Transduction, Mechano-Transduction
  • Ion Channels, Electrophysiology
  • Mitochondria
  • Microvesicles, Exosomes
  • Metabolism
  • Leukocytes, Inflammation, Immunity
  • Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering
• Cardiac Diseases
  • Ischemia, Infarction, Cardioprotection
  • Cardiac Hypertrophy
  • Heart Failure
  • Arrhythmias
  • Cardiomyopathies
  • Valvular Heart Disease
  • Congenital Heart Disease
  • Leukocytes, Inflammation, Immunity
  • Fibrosis
  • Drugs, Drug Targets
  • Gene Therapy, Cell Therapy
  • Biomarkers
• Vascular Biology and Physiology
  • Stem Cells, Cell Cycle, Cell Senescence, Cell Death
  • Genetics, Epigenetics, ncRNA
  • Signal Transduction, Mechano-Transduction
  • Vascular Tone, Permeability, Microcirculation
  • Ion Channels, Electrophysiology
  • Mitochondria
  • Microvesicles, Exosomes
  • Lipids, Metabolism
  • Platelets, Haemostasis, Coagulation
  • Leukocytes, Inflammation, Immunity
  • Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering
• Vascular Diseases
  • Microcirculation, Angiogenesis, Arteriogenesis
  • Atherosclerosis, Cerebrovascular Diseases, Aneurysm, Restenosis
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary Hypertension
  • Thrombosis, Bleeding
  • Lipid Metabolism, Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes
  • Leukocytes, Inflammation, Immunity
  • Fibrosis
  • Drugs, Drug Targets
  • Gene Therapy, Cell Therapy
  • Biomarkers