Next March, professionals passionate about acute and critical cardiovascular care from all other the world will unite in Lisbon.
Start your journey now to join your community and be part of this year’s congress. You will return with insights, connections, and perspectives that keep you at the forefront of cardiovascular care.
We are here to help you prepare your attendance and make the most of your congress experience.
Please see practical information that will be regularly updated until the event starts.
If you're not yet registered. Register now for best savings.
If you need an invitation letter for visa requirement see more information here.
Plan your journey to the congress centre
Travel to Lisbon
Get information on the different ways of transportation, practical tips to go about in the city and tricks that will make your journey faster and easier. Have a good trip!
The congress centre
Centro de Congressos de Lisboa
Praça de Indústrias, 1 West entrance
1300-307 Lisbon, PT
See more on public transport within the city
Book your hotel
Take advantage of booking online with our official housing agency and benefit from negotiated competitive rates. See more on hotel booking.
Share your science and gain recognition
The deadline to submit your abstracts is 30 October and your clinical cases is 6 November.
This is a fantastic opportunity to showcase your work, engage with peers and leaders in their fields, receive feedback and create connections. See more and submit!
Late-Breaking Science submission will open later in 2025 and the submission deadline is 13 January 2026.
Spread the word!
Your voice has the power to inspire, motivate, and lead the way forward.
To help amplify your impact, we’ve created a promotional toolkit filled with resources and messaging guidance to support your outreach.
Share key deadlines, connect with peers and inspire your network to join #ACVC26
During the Congress
Create your programme
The Congress Programme Committee is working hard putting together a programme with the latest science and practical tracks presented by international leading experts.
It will be available in the next few weeks. Once published we recommend:
- Browse the programme and get a general overview of all sessions taking place during the congress
- Sign in (via the top right corner of the screen) with your My ESC login and password, to personalise your programme
- Add sessions you don’t want to miss in your programme: click on the bookmark icon. The session will be saved in “My Programme”
Important: In the online programme, the timing is CET.
Meet with the ACVC Team
The Association for Acute CardioVascular Care (ACVC), organising the congress, supports the community all year long. Discover more and meet with your association representatives on activities and membership opportunities.
Like, share, interact
Be part of the conversation on X (ex Twitter) using #ACVC26
Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Youtube.
After the Congress
Scientific resources
Watch again or view the sessions you have missed.
Presentations on-demand will be accessible on ESC 365, for all registered delegates until 13 April.
After this date, congress resources will be available for ACVC Silver Members only. Not yet a member? Join us now!
Certificate of attendance and Continuing Medical Education (CME) Credits
An application will be submitted to the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®). The EACCME® is an institution of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS)
Your CME Certificate will be available after congress in your My ESC account. More coming soon.
Any questions?
If you have read the above and have a question do not hesitate to contact us.
We're always here to help you.
Our mission: To reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease.