Call for Abstracts
Abstract Submission Period
- March 4th (Mon.) –
July 12th (Fri.), 2024 August 30th (Fri.)September 13th (Fri.)- Abstract submission was closed.
TSF Scholarship (Updated on August 28th)
The TSF (Thoracic Surgery Foundation, STS) is offering $1,000 for “15” top abstracts.
Official Language
English
Eligibility
- Membership in ASCVTS or STS is not required for participating authors.
Presentation Style
- 1. Scientific abstracts
Oral presentations (8 minutes) are chosen among the poster presentations as selected papers.
- 2. Video presentations
- A short (7 minutes) video presentation of surgical techniques of thoracic aorta will be selected and displayed during the session.
The format of the videos is MP4 only.
Categories
| 1 | Acute type A aortic dissection |
|---|---|
| 2 | Root surgery (especially valve sparing surgery) for aortic dissection |
| 3 | Frozen elephant trunk in Asia |
| 4 | Arch surgery for elderly and/or shaggy aorta |
| 5 | Extended aortic arch aneurysm |
| 6 | Chronic type B and TAAA surgery- debate for open surgery vs TEVAR |
| 7 | Chronic type B and TAAA surgery- measures for spinal protection |
| 8 | Preemptive TEVAR for type B aortic dissection |
| 9 | TEVAR for chronic type B aortic dissection |
| 10 | TEVAR for zone 0 & 1 |
| 11 | Development and upgrading aortic surgery program in Asia |
| 12 | Redo aortic surgery (after open surgery and after TEVAR) |
| 13 | Congenital aortic anomaly |
| 14 | Infectious aortic disease including graft infection |
| 15 | Familial aortic disease |
| 16 | Valve-sparing Aortic root replacement |
| 17 | Aortic valve repair |
| 18 | Surgery for extensive infective endocarditis |
Abstract Submission Guidelines
- All abstracts must be submitted through the designated online submission system.
- All abstracts should be written in English.
- The abstract should be limited to;
- 20 words for title
- 300 words and 1 image or table for abstract body
- 10 authors
- 3 affiliations
- It is the responsibility of the presenting authors and submitters to proofread before submission and review the submission status and information.
- A confirmation of the abstract submission will be sent automatically by e-mail upon the online submission.
- An acceptance or rejection notice of abstract will be sent by e-mail.