The organizing committee of the 54th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japan Atherosclerosis Society encourages the submission of abstracts widely from abroad.

All abstracts submitted are peer-reviewed and selected for presentation by the organizing committee.

Abstract Submission Period

Submissions, modifications, or deletions of abstracts will not be accepted after the deadline.
Traffic to the submission system is expected to be heavy close to the deadline, which may cause a delay in processing the submission of your abstract. We recommend submitting your abstracts as early as possible.

Abstract contents submitted online may be modified until the deadline. Please note that you may not be able to make modifications just before the deadline due to heavy traffic.

Changes, such as to the names of coauthors, after the deadline will not be accepted.
Please, complete those corrections during the abstract submission period.

Grant for participants from overseas

The grant applicants must be those who belong to overseas institutions and are under the age of 40 at the time of presentation (July 23-24, 2022).
The applicants from overseas affiliations will be evaluated from the abstract and up to ten (10) most outstanding researchers on atherosclerosis will receive a grant of JPY 100,000.
Please note that if the conference is webcast and you do not present at the venue, you will not receive a Travel Grant.

Grant Application Form

• Grant applications should be submitted after the submission of the abstract. To apply for a grant, you will need to provide your abstract registration number and proof of age (e.g. passport, driver’s license, ID card).

Disclosure of Conflict of Interest (COI)

A disclosure statement of conflict of interest (COI) must be submitted along with the abstract.
It is the author's responsibility to report any real or perceived conflict of interest. Any potential financial gain that may be derived from the reported work may constitute a potential conflict of interest. Disclosure is required in any case in which an individual or company stands to benefit financially from the research performed. Therefore, the onus is on each author to disclose any financial benefit received from an individual or company.

Procedures for Submitting Abstracts and Disclosure of Conflict of Interest (COI)

Call for Papers

• Submission Type:公募演題 [Call for Papers]

[Call for Papers] Presentation Method:

• Free paper：Oral (English presentation)
• Free paper：Poster (English presentation)
• Free paper：Either Oral or Poster (English presentation)

[Call for Papers] English Category:

01	Basic research	Vascular biology, Angiogenesis
02		Vascular pathology
03		Inflammation,Cytokine
04		Intracellular signaling,Cell
05		Hemostasis and thrombosis, Coagulation and fibrinolysis
06		Others
07	Atherosclerosis and related diseases	Diabetes,Hypertension,Endocrine disorders,Metabolic syndrome,Obesity
08		Renal disease,CKD
09		NAFLD/NASH,Fatty liver,Steatohepatitis
10		Others
11	Dyslipidemia and its analysis	Sterol metabolism
12		Fatty Acid,Triglyceride,Phospholipid
13		Lipoprotein metabolism
14		Reverse cholesterol transport system,HDL Function
15		Lipid absorption and postprandial lipemia
16		Familial hypercholesterolemia
17		Dyslipidemia
18		Dyslipidemia,atherosclerosis in women and children
19		Dyslipidemia and laboratory medicine
20		Others
21	Therapeutic intervention	Diet therapy/Nutritional therapy/Functional food
22		Exercise therapy
23		Drug therapy,new therapeutics
24		Others
25	Evaluation, treatment, and prevention of atherosclerosis	Epidemiological study,Observational studies
26		Imaging,Vascular function evaluation
27		Acute coronary syndrome,Angina
28		Cerebrovascular disease
29		Peripheral artery disease
30		Aging,Senescence
31		Medical checkup,Preventive medicine,Industrial and labor hygiene
32		Others
33	Medical staff session	Industrial hygiene,Health care,Preventive medicine
34		Drugs
35		Nutritional management
36		Laboratory medicine
37		Nursing,Care,Primary care
38	Others

You may be asked to deliver your presentation in a category that is different from the one you specified when submitting your abstract, depending on the program setup. Thank you for your understanding.

Word limits

1. Author information and abstracts must be submitted in English.
2. Abstract title must be up to 200 characters.
3. Abstract text must be up to 1,400 characters.
4. The maximum of 15 authors (first author & co-authors) can be registered.
5. The maximum of 10 affiliations (including the affiliation of the first author) can be registered.
6. If possible, please structure your abstract with:
   • Background:
   • Methods:
   • Results:
   • Conclusion:
7. Only one chart or diagram is permitted. If you apply a chart or diagram, the abstract text should be limited to 600 characters.

Guidelines for Submission

The following browsers can be used with this abstract submission system.

	Firefox	Google Chrome	Internet Explorer	Microsoft Edge	Safari
Windows	◯	◯	◯	◯	―
Mac	◯	◯	―	―	◯

Complete setting password and submission, confirmation and modifications of submitted abstracts

When submitting an abstract for the first time, registrants will need to decide on an optional password.

After the submission of your abstract is complete, a registration number (10000 series) will be issued automatically. The submission process for the abstract is complete when this registration number is issued (a message confirming registration will be sent.). If the registration number does not appear on the screen, the submission has not been received.

Use the confirmation/modification button to make corrections to submitted abstracts. You can modify and check the abstract as many times as you want by entering the registration number and your password until the submission period deadline. You may also delete your submission. Note that if you click the new “Submit (登録)” button each time you modify the contents, there will be duplicate submissions of the same abstract.

Registrants must keep a record of the registration number and password issued to them. We will not respond to inquiries about registration numbers or passwords to prevent browsing and misuse by third parties.

Registrants using WEB mail (Gmail, Yahoo! mail, other)

There have been many cases where emails from the organizer or the Secretariat of this Meeting have been sent to 'Junk' folders. If you believe that you have not received a message from us, check the Junk folder first. If you have a 'Spam Mail Folder' in your WEB mail account, in addition to your mail software’s Junk mail folder, check that as well.

Notes on Entering Information

• Left justify information entered in the column. Do the same in the abstract text column.
• Columns marked as “required” are mandatory. You will not be able to register unless you enter information into these fields.
• The submitted contents will be posted in programs and abstract collections. In principle, the information will be used as is, without changes to the submitted data. Abstracts will be posted as received, even if there are misspellings. Please check your paper before submission.

Fonts

• If you will be using Greek fonts, use the symbols in the table below. If you use half-width symbol typefaces (single-byte characters), it will be automatically converted to another typeface (Ex.: αβγ → abc). Please avoid using these typefaces.

Characters	α	β	γ	δ	ε	ζ
Enter	α	β	γ	δ	ε	ζ
Characters	η	θ	ι	κ	λ	μ
Enter	η	θ	ι	κ	λ	μ
Characters	ν	ξ	ο	π	ρ	σ
Enter	ν	ξ	ο	π	ρ	σ
Characters	τ	υ	φ	χ	ψ	ω
Enter	τ	υ	φ	χ	ψ	ω

• When using English letters and numbers, be sure to distinguish between O (letter) and 0 (number), l (small letter L) and 1 (number), and X (letter) and × (multiplication symbol).
• Be sure to distinguish between katakana-hiragana prolonged sound marks (ー) and dashes (―), minus symbols (－) and hyphens (-).
• When entering information in English, do not break up single words with hyphens (-).
• Japanese characters and decorative fonts that are not compliant with JIS standards cannot be used.
  If you use these characters, you will be cautioned when your submission is being confirmed and will be unable to submit your abstract.
  Ex.: Number enclosed within a circle (①, ❶)
• Superscripts, subscripts, italics, bold letters, line breaks, and underlined words can be used in the title and text of the abstract. Set these according to usage in the table below. Use half-width characters (single-byte characters) for all symbols (<, >, /). Use full-width characters (double-byte characters) (＜, ＞) as inequality signs in the text.

Character modifications	Setup	Setting example	Display example
Superscripts	Enclose the beginning and end of text with <SUP> and </SUP>	Na<SUP>＋</SUP>	Na＋
Subscript	Enclose the beginning and end of text with <SUB> and </SUB>	H<SUB>2</SUB>O	H2O
Italics	Enclose the beginning and end of text with <I> and </I>	<I>c-fos</I>	c-fos
Bold	Enclose the beginning and end of text with <B> and </B>	<B>Bold</B>	Bold
Underline	Enclose the beginning and end of text with <U> and </U>	<U>Underline</U>	Underline

Completion of Submission

• After your abstract submission is completed, a registration number (10000 series) will be displayed on the screen and an email indicating that your registration is complete will be immediately sent to the email address of the first author registered. This registration number and the confirmation email indicate that your abstract has been received.
• If you do not receive an email indicating that your registration is complete, it is possible that the email address you have registered is incorrect. Check that the email address of the first author has been entered correctly on the confirmation/modification page.
• Information on the acceptance or rejection of the abstract and the date and time of the accepted presentation will be sent to this address. Make sure to check that you can receive confirmation messages for registration or modifications.

New submission or modification of abstract

• The personal information registered will not be used for any purpose other than for the preparation of the 54th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japan Atherosclerosis Society. We will take the necessary security measures to strictly protect the personal information registered.

Acceptance/Rejection of Abstract

• Submitted abstracts will be reviewed by the program committee and a decision will be made to accept or reject the submission.
• Notification of acceptance/rejection will be sent to the first author’s email address registered during the month of May.