Abstract Competition

Call for abstract:

View abstract book: here (interactive) here (pdf)

IMAD 2016 abstract competition winners Raymond Limet Prize 1st prize MUINO MOSQUERA Laura Can aortic root replacement with a graft affect cardiac function in patients with Marfan syndrome? Raymond Limet Prize 2nd prize JALALZADEH Hamid Inflammation as a Predictor of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Growth and Rupture: A Systematic Review of Imaging Biomakers Raymond Limet Special prize 750€ award ULUG Pinar Meta-analysis of the current prevalence of screen-detected abdominal aortic aneurysm in women Camillo Di Croce Prize 1st prize DE WAARD Vivian Resveratrol Inhibits Aortic Root Dilatation in the Fbn1C1039G/+ Marfan Mouse Model Camillo Di Croce Prize 2nd prize GREWAL Nimrat The role of hemodynamics and shear stress on the ascending aortic wall in patients with a bicuspid aortic valve

You can view the program of short oral communications and eposter presentation here

• APF will award the four best posters and/or short communications as such:

  - Raymond Limet Prizes (750€ and 500€) will be attributed to the two best posters/short communications on natural history of aortic dissections (Type B) and aortic aneurysms.

  - Camillo Di Croce Prizes (750€ and 500€) will be attributed to the two best posters/short communications on familial and/or genetic aspects of aneurysms and aortic dissections..

• Abstract should be written in English, and not exceed 2500 signs / characters, spaces included (or 300 words). Figures or tables (max two) should be submitted as separate files. Figures must be of a 300 DPI resolution and registered in a EPS or TIFF format.

• The content of each poster should be clearly divided into sections including introduction, experimental aim (or problem definition), work summary, results and conclusions. Diagrams, graphs, data, pictures and a small text.

• Suggested sizes are a minimum graph size of 10" (25 cm), section heading letters of 3/4" (2 cm) and text and figure lettering not less than 3/8" (1 cm).

• A heading label including the title, the author name and the address of the primary author should be included.

• All figures and tables should be titled.

• The entire size of the poster material(s) is limited to 48" X 48"