Abstract submission and scientific sessions cover a wide array of topics:

Atrial Fibrillation

• Pathophysiology and Mechanisms
  • Heart Failure and Left Ventricular Dysfunction
• Epidemiology, Prognosis, Outcome
  • Heart Failure in Atrial Fibrillation
• Clinical

Ventricular Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD)

• Pathophysiology and Mechanisms
  • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
• Treatment
  • Management of Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
  • First Responder Help Systems
  • Automated External Defibrillators
  • Acute in-Hospital Management
• Clinical

Device Therapy

• Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD)
• Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy (CRT)
• Home and Remote Patient Monitoring

Chronic Heart Failure

• Pathophysiology and Mechanisms
  • Pathophysiology
  • Experimental Heart Failure
  • Cardiotoxicity of Drugs and Other Therapies
  • Haemodynamics of Heart Failure
  • Systolic Ventricular Dysfunction
  • Diastolic Ventricular Dysfunction
  • Ventricular Remodeling
  • Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
  • Heart Failure with Mid-Range Ejection Fraction (HFmrEF)
  • Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)
• Epidemiology, Prognosis, Outcome
• Diagnostic Methods
  • Biomarkers
  • Imaging
    • Echocardiography
    • Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (CMR)
• Treatment
  • Lifestyle Modification
  • Pharmacotherapy
  • Rehabilitation
  • Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)
  • Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy (CRT)
  • Ventricular Assist Devices
  • Heart Transplantation
  • Devices for Autonomic Modulation
  • Multidisciplinary Interventions
• Prevention
• Clinical
  • Peripheral Circulation, Metabolism, Skeletal Muscle
  • Comorbidities
    • Anaemia/Iron Deficiency
    • Cancer
    • Cerebrovascular disease
    • Chronic Kidney Disease
    • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
    • Dementia/Depression
    • Diabetes
    • Frailty
    • Muscular Dystrophy
    • Thyroid disease
    • Sleep Apnea

Acute Heart Failure

• Pathophysiology and Mechanisms
  • Haemodynamics
• Epidemiology, Prognosis, Outcome
• Diagnostic Methods
  • Biomarkers
  • Imaging
  • Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring
• Treatment
  • Pharmacotherapy
  • Non-pharmacological Treatment
    • Circulatory Support
    • Renal Replacement Therapy
  • Multidisciplinary Interventions
• Prevention
• Clinical

Coronary Artery Disease (Chronic) / Chronic Coronary Syndromes (CCS)

• Pathophysiology and Mechanisms
  • Chronic Ischemia
  • Hibernation
• Treatment
  
  • Revascularization
• Clinical
• Nonatherosclerotic Coronary Abnormalities

Acute Coronary Syndromes

• Pathophysiology and Mechanisms
  • Left Ventricular Remodeling

Acute Cardiac Care

• Cardiogenic Shock

Valvular Heart Disease

• Pathophysiology and Mechanisms
• Epidemiology, Prognosis, Outcome
• Treatment
  • Intervention
    • Aortic Stenosis
    • Mitral Regurgitation
    • Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation
• Clinical
  • Mitral Valve Regurgitation
    • Secondary Mitral Valve Regurgitation
  • Tricuspid Valve Disease

Myocardial Disease

• Clinical
  • Myocarditis
  • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
  • Dilative Cardiomyopathy
  • Hypertensive Heart Disease
  • Infiltrative Myocardial Disease
    • Cardiac Amyloidosis
    • Fabry´s Disease
  • Peripartum Cardiomyopathy

Pulmonary Circulation, Pulmonary Embolism, Right Heart Failure

• Clinical
  • Pulmonary Embolism
  • Pulmonary Hypertension

Interventional Cardiology

• Non-coronary Cardiac Intervention
  • Aortic Valve Intervention
  • Mitral Valve Intervention
  • Tricuspid Valve Intervention

Cardiovascular Surgery

• Transplantation

Hypertension

• Clinical

Risk Factors and Prevention

• Obesity
• Diabetes and the Heart
• Sleep Disorders
  • Sleep Apnea

Rehabilitation and Sports Cardiology

• Exercise Testing
• Cardiovascular Rehabilitation

Cardiovascular Disease in Special Populations

• Cardio-Oncology
• Pregnancy and Cardiovascular Disease
• Renal Failure and Cardiovascular Disease
• Autoimmune/Chronic Inflammatory Disorders and Heart Disease

Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy

• Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy
  • Aldosterone Antagonists
  • Angiotensin-Renin-Bradykinine System
  • Anticoagulants
  • Beta Blockers
  • Diuretics
  • Anti-Diabetic Pharmacotherapy
• Cardiotoxicity of Drugs

Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions

• Acute Nursing Care
• Chronic Nursing Care

e-Cardiology / Digital Health

• Hospital Information Systems, Electronic Medical Records, Clinical Decision Support
• Remote Patient Monitoring and Telemedicine

Research Methodology

• Big Data Analysis
• Cardiovascular Epidemiology
• Trial Design

Basic Science

• Cardiovascular Development and Anatomy
  • Genetics, Epigenetics, ncRNA
• Cardiac Biology and Physiology
  • Genetics, Epigenetics, ncRNA
  • Signal Transduction, Mechano-Transduction
  • Leukocytes, Inflammation, Immunity
• Cardiac Diseases
  • Heart Failure 
  • Cardiomyopathies
  • Gene Therapy, Cell Therapy
  • Biomarkers
• Vascular Biology and Physiology
  • Stem Cells, Cell Cycle, Cell Senescence, Cell Death
  • Mitochondria
• Vascular Diseases
  • Drugs, Drug Targets
  • Gene Therapy, Cell Therapy
  • Biomarkers