Call for

Abstracts

The APSC 2021 Organising Committee would like to invite interested parties to submit abstracts and stand a chance to present their research at APSC 2021.

Abstracts submitted will be reviewed by the Abstract Selection Committee who will select and determine the final mode of presentation either in oral or poster format.

How to submit abstracts

Step 1
Register & Submit Abstracts by

15 August 2021

Step 2
Receive Abstract Submission Acknowledgement email

Step 3
Receive Acceptance Notice by

30 August 2021

Step 4
Complete payment on or before

31 August 2021

Themes

For review purposes, abstracts are required to be categorized into different themes as follows:

Basic Science
Cardiac Surgery
Echocardiography and Imaging
Electrophysiology
General Cardiology

Heart Failure
Invasive & Interventional Therapy
Paediatric Cardiology
Prevention and Rehabilitation

Abstract Structure

1. Title: The title should be indicate of the abstract content. Company or trade names, special symbols, characters and uncommon abbreviations are not permitted
2. Content: Abstract body should not exceed 250 words. Please do not include tables or graphs. Content must be organised in the following structure:

Objectives
Materials and Methods
Results
Conclusion

An abstract sample can be downloaded here

Young Investigator Awards

The purpose of the Young Investigator Award (YIA) is to stimulate interest in research training by rewarding outstanding examples of excellence amongst those involved in research training in the early stages of his/her career.

Application Requirements:

Applicant must be in early stages of his/her career i.e. up to five (5) years following the completion of training in cardiology.
Applicant must be from nationalities of Asia Pacific countries.
Applicant must submit the training certification and curriculum vitae during online abstract submission.
Applicant must be first author of abstract and a registered participant of the congress.
The shortlisted oral abstract must be presented by applicant during the meeting.

Selection Process:

Applicant should select ‘YIA Application’ during submission of abstract for oral presentation.
Shortlisted abstracts are based on scores assigned by the Abstract Selection Committee and all successful applicants (up to five (5) best YIA papers) will be notified.
The Abstract Selection Committee’s decision is final.

Abstract Submission Terms & Conditions

All abstracts must be submitted in English.
Only online submissions are accepted. Other forms of submission will not be considered.
Abstracts should contain original material that has neither been published nor presented at another International meeting at the time of submission. In addition, abstracts should not be submitted to international meetings which take place before APSC 2021. However, abstracts submitted to, or presented at, local and national meetings will be considered. If applicable, the abstract should state: "This research has been approved by an ethical committee".
Since all abstracts accepted for oral or poster presentation will be published, they should be of copy-proof quality.
Notifications regarding the status of your abstract will be sent out by 30 August 2021.
Presenting authors are required to register for the congress if the paper is accepted. If the registration fee of the presenting author is not received by 6 September 2021, his / her paper will be considered as being withdrawn.