Sophia Antipolis, 08 August 2013: ESC Congress 2013 has received a record number of Hot Line submissions and nearly 10,500 abstract submissions. The world’s premier cardiovascular congress promises to unveil the latest in international cardiovascular science and will be held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, from 31 August to 4 September 2013.
The Scientific Programme is available here.
Journalists can anticipate a packed press programme, with four Hot Lines press conferences and seven additional press conferences covering the latest issues in cardiovascular science including obesity and aortic stenosis. The opening press conference will be held on Saturday 31 August at 11am.
Around 650 journalists are expected to attend. Delegate pre-registrations are up on last year and numbers are set to reach more than 30,000.
The total number of abstracts submitted to ESC Congress 2013 was 10,491, a near record. They came from 88 countries around the globe. Hot Line submissions reached a record 227.
“We only had room for 4,215 abstracts and 67 Hot Lines in the programme so these were highly scored for scientific quality,” said Professor Keith Fox, Chairperson of the ESC Congress Programme Committee.
The highly anticipated and newsworthy Hot Lines sessions will showcase the latest results from clinical trials, registries, and basic and translational science. Studies include:
- Hokusai VTE study - new treatment for venous thromboembolism
- PRAMI – novel concept of preventive angioplasty in myocardial infarction
- LINC study – comparison of mechanical and manual CPR in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
- PURE – risk factors, CVD incidence and mortality in high, middle and low income countries
- EXAMINE and SAVOR-TIMI 53 – two novel studies in diabetes
- Centenary of the Tour de France Group – mortality of French participants during 1947-2012
- AQUARIUS study - novel renin inhibitor aliskiren and progression of coronary atherosclerosis
- BIC-8 - novel use of cardiac troponin and copeptin to rule out acute coronary syndrome
Professor Fox said:
“It’s a really exciting, diverse collection of Hot Lines with novel findings, new treatments, and the potential to change practice in cardiology.”
“Rapid Fire” abstracts are new this year and will disclose more scientific findings for journalists and delegates in a fast-paced session. Short presentations in the hub of the congress centre will be followed by a discussion of findings around plasma screens.
Other exciting sessions will be held on sudden death in athletes, cardiology and oncology, and new insights on inflammation and cardiovascular disease.
More than one quarter of the submitted abstracts were connected to this year’s Spotlight, “The heart interacting with systemic organs”. Professor Fox said:
“In the past there has been the danger of us working in silos so the congress will create connections between topics and people.”
He added: “We’ve had a record number of abstract submissions. We have picked the best ones for the congress, which are at the forefront of new science, innovations and novel treatments in cardiology.”
The ESC President, Professor Panos Vardas, concluded:
“ESC Congress is the most important event on the cardiovascular calendar. This year promises the latest science and news in cardiovascular science and should not be missed.”
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