Abstracts and Cases Submission

The Organizing Committee of the 31st Annual Scientific Congress of the Hong Kong College of Cardiology welcomes the submission of Abstracts, Cardiac Intervention Cases and Clinical Cardiology Cases for presentation. Please carefully read the following instructions to submit your abstracts and cases.

Event Dates:	16 June 2023 – 18 June 2023
Submission Deadline:	30 Apr 2023
Notification Date:	May 2023
Submission Portal:	(Submission by email / fax / post will NOT be accepted)

Themes The Organizing Committee invites you to submit abstracts according to the following themes. Themes only apply to abstracts.

Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology
Cardiac Imaging
Cardiac Pacing and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
Cardiac Rehabilitation
Cardiac Surgery
Coronary Artery Disease
Heart Failure
Hypertension and Hyperlipidaemia
Paediatric Cardiology
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Structural Heart Intervention
Valvular Heart Disease
Others

Awards Outstanding abstracts and cases accepted for oral presentation will be shortlisted for the competition of the following awards with a cash prize of HK$3,000.00 each.

Best Paper Award in Cardiovascular Medicine
Best Paper Award in Paediatric Cardiology
Best Interesting/Challenging Cardiac Intervention Case Award
Best Interesting/Challenging Clinical Cardiology Case Award
Best Paediatric Cardiology Case Award
Best Fellow-in-training Presentation Award (To be awarded to top-scoring Fellows-in-training during Best Paper Presentation)

Best Poster Award with a cash prize of HK$3,000.00 will be awarded to the top-scoring poster.
Registration All presenters are required to pre-register to the Congress by 12 May 2023 (Friday) to confirm Congress participation and presentation of their works.

Abstracts General information

Submission of abstracts of original research for presentation at the 31st Annual Scientific Congress of the Hong Kong College of Cardiology is welcomed. Submitted abstracts should not have been presented at any previous scientific meeting held in Hong Kong prior to the 31st Annual Scientific Congress. Former presentation at international meetings does not disqualify.
Submitted abstracts should not have been published in any local or international journal in full paper form prior to the 31st Annual Scientific Congress of the Hong Kong College of Cardiology.
Abstracts must be submitted through the online submission system.
The abstract must be written in English.
Abstracts must be submitted no later than the deadline of 1 Apr 2023.

Content of the abstract

Do not include any abbreviation in the title of the abstract. Include the family names and initials of all authors. Do not include degrees of authors. Include the names and locations of the institutions in which the research was performed.
Organize the body of the abstract with the following headings:
Background: In an initial paragraph, provide relevant information on the background and purpose of the study, preferably in no more than one or two sentences.
Methods: Briefly state the methodology used.
Results: Summarize the results in sufficient details to support the conclusions.
Conclusion: State the conclusions reached.
References and credits must not be included in the abstract. Do not include street address, postal code, degrees or grant support. Formulae should in general be avoided. The use of standard abbreviations is desirable. Place special or unusual abbreviations in parentheses after the full words the first time it appears in the abstract.
The abstract should not contain more than 400 words. Simple tables and graphics may be included. A table or a graphic equals 80 words and is included as part of the 400 words limit. Graphics should be of high resolution and have a file type of “gif”, “jpg” or “jpeg”.

Abstract review, selection and publication

All abstracts will be reviewed and scored by the Abstract and Case Review Committee. An abstract may be accepted for oral or poster presentation, or it may be rejected.
Abstracts accepted for presentation will be published in a Supplement of the Journal of the Hong Kong College of Cardiology.
Once accepted, copyright of the abstract will be transferred to the Hong Kong College of Cardiology.

Challenging / Interesting Cardiac Intervention Cases
General information

Submission of challenging / interesting cardiac intervention cases for presentation at the 31st Annual Scientific Congress of the Hong Kong College of Cardiology is welcomed. Submitted cases should not have been presented at any previous meeting held in Hong Kong prior to the 31st Annual Scientific Congress. Former presentation at international meetings does not disqualify.
Submitted cases should not have been published in any local or international journal prior to the 31st Annual Scientific Congress of the Hong Kong College of Cardiology.
Cases must be submitted through the online submission system.
The case must be written in English.
Case must be submitted no later than the deadline of 1 Apr 2023.

Content of the case submission

Do not include any abbreviation in the title of the case. Include the family names and initials of all authors. Do not include degrees of authors. Include the names and locations of the institutions in which the case was managed.
Organize the body of the case submission with the following headings:
Background: In an initial paragraph, provide relevant background information for the case, preferably in no more than one or two sentences.
Case: Describe the patient, history and any other relevant information that led to the decision-making.
Decision-making: Discuss what choices were made based on the case, how you proceeded and any relevant teaching points.
Conclusion: State the conclusions reached.
References and credits must not be included in the case submission. Do not include street address, postal code or degrees. Formulae should in general be avoided. The use of standard abbreviations is desirable. Place special or unusual abbreviations in parentheses after the full words the first time it appears in the case submission.
The case submission should not contain more than 400 words. Tables and graphics may be included. Each table or graphics equals 80 words and is included as part of the 400 words limit. Graphics should be of high resolution and have a file type of “gif”, “jpg” or “jpeg”.

Review, selection and publication

All cases will be reviewed and scored by the Abstract and Case Review Committee. A case may be accepted for oral presentation or case poster presentation, or it may be rejected.
Cases accepted for presentation will be published in a Supplement of the Journal of the Hong Kong College of Cardiology.
Once accepted, copyright of the case will be transferred to the Hong Kong College of Cardiology.