CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

The APSC 2023 Organising Committee would like to invite interested parties to submit abstracts and stand a chance to present their research at APSC 2023.

Submitted abstracts will be reviewed by the Abstract Selection Committee who will select and determine the final mode of presentation.

Abstracts presented at APSC 2023 will be published in the supplements of JAPSC.

How to submit abstracts

Step 1
Register & Submit Abstracts by

15 April 2023

Step 2
Receive Abstract Submission Acknowledgement email

Step 3
Receive Acceptance Notice by

15 May 2023

Step 4
Complete payment on or before

31 May 2023

Themes

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

Cardiac Critical Care
Clinical Trials and Basic Science Research
Congenital Heart Disease and Pulmonary Hypertension
General / Preventive Cardiology
Heart Failure / Myocardial and Pericardial Disease
Heart Rhythm Disorders / EP
Innovations in Cardiovascular Care

Interventional Cardiology / Structural Heart Disease
Multi-Modality- Cardiac Imaging
Pharmacotherapy
Sports Cardiology
Vascular Medicine
Women's Heart Health

Abstract Structure

1. Title: The title should indicate the abstract content. Company or trade names, special symbols, characters and uncommon abbreviations are not permitted

2. Type: You may select one of the following types of abstract

- Poster Presentation

- Oral Presentation

- YIA Presentation

- Case Submission Abstract

Submitted abstracts will be reviewed by the Abstract Selection Committee who will select and determine the final mode of presentation

3. Content:

Abstract body should not exceed 250 words. Content must be organised in the following structure, based on the abstract type

a) Poster / Oral / YIA Presentation Abstract

Section headings: "Objectives", "Materials and Methods", "Results" and "Conclusion"
A sample abstract can be viewed here

b) Case Submission Abstract

Section headings: "Case Background / History", "Problem / Complication", "Results" and "Conclusion"
A sample abstract can be viewed 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 2023. 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.
Please refer to Abstract Submission Page for Acceptance Notification.
Presenting authors are required to register for the congress when submitting the abstract. If the registration fee of the presenting authors is not received by the given deadline after the paper is accepted, his / her paper will be considered as being withdrawn.