Call for Abstracts

The ESC Preventive Cardiology Programme Committee would like to thank all the contributors who have chosen ESC Preventive Cardiology to submit their original research.

How to confirm the abstract presentation

Step 1 - The submitter must sign in to her/his My ESC account with the email and password used at the time of submission to consult the abstract presentation day, time and format.

Step 2 -The submitter must select and confirm the presenter from the list of authors.

Step 3 - The presenter selected in STEP 2 will receive instructions on how to confirm the presentation and submit the related agreement form.
This confirmation should be done as soon as possible to ensure the abstract information is accurate in the scientific programme.

Step 4 - The presenter must register to the congress - you benefit from the early fee until 23 February 2026.

Step 5 - The presenter can start preparing her/his presentation by consulting the Presenter Guidelines.

Not only will your science feature at the congress, but it will also be published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology - abstract supplement (May 2026).

Important dates

Mid January 2026 - Abstract results announcement. A notification email has been sent to each submitter.
23 February 2026 - Early fee registration deadline.
Mid January 2026 - Opening of the upload platform. A notification will be sent to each presenter.
26 March 2026 - Deadline for presenters to register and upload presentations. Failure to upload and register to the congress by this deadline will lead to the withdrawal of the clinical case from the scientific programme and all related publications

All presenters will be required to present their research onsite in Ljubljana.

Selected abstracts will be assigned to different presentation formats:

Young Investigator Award Session (YIA)

Four YIA sessions will be held onsite chaired by senior faculty members:

• Secondary prevention and rehabilitation
• Primary care and risk factor management
• Population Science and public health
• Sports cardiology and exercise

Each finalist will present the key points of his/her research followed by a Questions & Answers period led by a panel of experts who will judge the presentations and determine the winners and runners-up.

• Submit in this category to benefit from:
  • Award Certificate
  • Winner prizes: € 500 and a complementary EAPC Silver Membership
  • All finalists will be offered a free registration for ESC Preventive Cardiology 2026.
• Conditions:
  • Your abstract(s) must be accepted at ESC Preventive Cardiology 2026 in a Young Investigators Award Session
  • You must be the presenter of your abstract(s)
  • You must be under 40 years old

• Selection process: the selection committee will review the final top scoring abstracts to appoint the finalists. The selected abstracts will be presented to a jury in a dedicated session including a questions and answers section

Abstracts not selected for a YIA session will be automatically considered for other Oral presentation or Moderated ePosters or Paper Poster display.

Oral Abstract sessions

The highest graded abstracts will be selected to be presented orally during the abstract sessions which will be held onsite moderated by senior faculty members.

Moderated ePosters

The highest graded ePosters will be selected to be presented orally during dedicated Moderated ePoster sessions which will be held onsite moderated by senior faculty members.

Paper Posters

Abstracts selected for Poster Presentation must be presented as a paper visual display of the research.