Guidelines
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Abstracts may be submitted via the online Submission Service only.
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Abstracts must be written in English.
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The presenting author of an accepted abstract must register and attend the congress.
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Use a short specific title indicating the nature of the investigation. The background and goals of the study should appear clearly to the reader. The methods and results must contain data, and the conclusions should be clearly expressed.
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Authors should indicate their presentation preference:
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Poster presentation only
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Oral or poster presentation
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The Scientific Committee reserves the right to decide on the final allocation and presentation method.
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Please make sure to state your correct e-mail address. After having submitted your abstract, you will receive a confirmation by e-mail with the reference number of your abstract (submission ID) for correspondence and questions that might arise.
Typing instructions
Format:
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The abstract must be submitted in Word
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Use typeface “Times New Roman”, font size 12
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You should structure your abstract under the following headings:
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Obectives
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Methods
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Results
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Conclusions
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Do not leave blank lines
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Single space all typing
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Use generic names of drugs
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Write numbers as numerals rather than words
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Avoid references
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Abbreviations are allowed but must be clearly defined the first time they appear in your text (but, do not define in the title).
Important:
As the grading and selection process is blinded, the title and body text must not contain identifying features, ie information such as:
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Names (authors or other)
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Names of institute (hospitals, medical schools, clinics…)
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Cities
Submission
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Draft Status - If you do not click on the submit button, your abstract will be saved in Draft Status. You will then be able to review it and submit it at a later time (but only before the deadline). NB: Abstracts that are in draft status after the deadline will not be considered for selection.
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Submission - You must click on the submit button to validate your abstract submission. You will receive an automatic confirmation by email.
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Correct your abstract - If you have already submitted it, you must withdraw it and submit a new corrected version prior to the deadline.
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After submission deadline - Online Submission service is closed. Replacement of your abstract is not possible. Changes can not be made to the submitted version.
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Withdrawal - If you want to withdraw an abstract already submitted, please notify us as quickly as possible at via email: bhrm@downtowneurope.be stating the title and number of the abstract to be withdrawn.
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Publication - By submitting an abstracts, authors agree to the publication of their actual abstract in a special supplement to the Journal “Acta Cardiologica”.
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Notification: Each abstract will be reviewed by the Scientific Committee. Authors will be notified of acceptance by email in September 2025. The corresponding author will receive all correspondence concerning the abstract and is responsible for informing the other authors of the status of the abstract.
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