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The abstract submission site is closed. Notification of abstract selection will be e-mailed to
submitting authors the week of December 19. All accepted abstracts will be published in a 2006 supplement(s) to the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

All authors must comply with the ACC embargo policy, which states that scientific study results to be presented during the Annual Scientific Session must not be revealed to the public prior to the scheduled time of presentation at ACC.06/i2 Summit 2006 or the ACC news conference, whichever one comes first.

i2 Summit 2006 Abstract Categories

  • Angiography and QCA
  • Atherectomy (excluding thrombectomy)
  • Atrial Fibrillation Therapies
  • Intravascular Diagnostics: Ultrasound/Angioscopy/Vulnerable Plaque/Others
  • Medical Simulation
  • Miscellaneous Interventional Topics: Outcomes/Operator Volume/Public Reporting/Misc
  • CTA/MRI In and Out of the Cath Lab
  • Percutaneous Interventions-- Pharmacologic/Biologic Adjuncts
  • Percutaneous Interventions--ACS/Non-STEMI
  • Percutaneous Interventions—Acute and Chronic Renal Insufficiency
  • Percutaneous Interventions--Acute Myocardial Infarction
  • Percutaneous Interventions--Angiogenesis, Myogenesis, Gene and Cell Therapies
  • Percutaneous Interventions--Bifurcations
  • Percutaneous Interventions--Chronic Total Occlusions
  • Percutaneous Interventions--Congenital/Structural & HCM
  • Percutaneous Interventions--Diabetes
  • Percutaneous Interventions--Drug Eluting Stents
  • Percutaneous Interventions--Left Main Disease
  • Percutaneous Interventions--Neurovascular, Carotid and Stroke Intervention
  • Percutaneous Interventions--Thrombectomy/SVG/Embolic Protection
  • Percutaneous Interventions--Valvular
  • Pharmacotherapy--Interventional (UFH, LMWH and Direct Thrombin Inhibitors and pre or post procedure)
  • Restenosis and In-Stent Restenosis--Prevention and Management
  • Restenosis--Basic Research
  • Vascular Access, Closure Devices and Complications

Topic areas relating to the ACC.06 meeting include:

  • Myocardial Ischemia and Infarction;
  • Vascular Disease, Hypertension and Prevention;
  • Valvular Heart Disease;
  • Cardiac Function and Heart Failure;
  • Cardiac Arrhythmias;
  • Imaging and Diagnostic Testing;
  • Pediatric Cardiology and Adult Congenital Heart Disease; and
  • Special Topics.

For a further breakdown of abstract categories in the topic areas listed above, click here.

New for ACC.06: The College has added a brand new abstract submission category, Innovative Models for Practice, Education or Research. Priority will be given to submission that demonstrate a team-based approach to cardiac care or include nonphysician professionals.

Questions? Call the Resource Center at: 800-253-4636, ext. 694 (outside the United States and Canada, 301-897-2694).

Abstract Presenter Registration
Accepted abstract presenters may register beginning Dec. 19, 2005, as a Scientific Session Abstract Presenter, and will be charged a $75 meeting registration fee. Abstract submitters who wish to register and secure housing before abstract notification should register in the appropriate category (member, nonmember, etc.) and then request a refund of overpaid fees if an abstract is accepted.

All presenters must complete a registration form to obtain a hotel reservation and meeting badge. Registration and housing opens for ACC members on September 15, 2005. General registration opens on September 29, 2005.