Abstract Submission

On behalf of the organising committee of the SA HEART 2012 congress, it gives us great pleasure to invite you to the 13th National Congress of the South African Heart Association. The committee invites the submission of abstracts for oral and poster presentations. The closing date for the submission of abstracts is 29 February 2012

The theme of the Congress is “STRUCTURAL HEART DISEASE”

All abstracts must be submitted on-line. Click here

All appropriately submitted abstracts will be reviewed by the scientific committee. Authors must indicate their preference for oral and/or poster presentation, but the final decision on the format of presentation rests with the scientific committee. All abstracts received will be acknowledged, and authors will be sent acceptance or rejection letters by 31 March 2012.

Categories:
Basic Sciences, Cardio Thoracic Surgery, Paediatric Cardiology, Adult Cardiology, Heart Failure, Coronary Artery Disease, Valve Disease, Arrhythmia.

INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

1. Each abstract must clearly state the following:
   1. Abstract title (the title of the abstract must not exceed 25 words)
   2. Name and list of author(s). The name of the presenting author must appear first in the list of authors.
   3. Affiliations of author(s).
   4. Contact details of first author (telephone numbers, e-mail address, etc)
   5. Preferred format of presentation (oral or poster)
2. Abstracts must be typed in English, single line spacing, Arial font.
3. The body of the text must not exceed 350 words (this is excluding the information listed in point 1).
4. Please adhere to the following format:
   1. Introduction: should be brief and informative and state the aim of the study;
   2. Methods: include description of subjects and research methodology;
   3. Results: outline the findings of the study supported by statistics as appropriate. Do not use figures, graphs or tables in the abstract. The data provided must be sufficient to permit peer review of the abstract;
   4. Conclusion: provide summary and relevance of the main findings.
5. All accepted abstracts will be published without further editing. Abstracts that do not adhere to the specified format, will not be published.