CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Abstract submission for the 2025 LATAM Conference in Lima is now open. Deadline for submissions is Sept. 1
Submission Guidelines
Top-rated abstracts will be invited to submit a manuscript for publication in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports.
Your abstract must conform to the following guidelines:
Abstract Categories
For your submission, you are required to select one of the following categories:
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Adult Congenital
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Aorta & Aortic Arch
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Aortic Root
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Aortic Valve
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Atrial Fibrillation
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Coronary Artery Disease
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Heart Failure/VADs
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Mitral Valve
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Pediatric Congenital
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Quality and Outcomes Initiatives
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Tricuspid Valve
The method of abstract submission is by a short PowerPoint presentation, using the provided template, saved as a PDF. Please follow the instructions carefully. A presentation which is understandable and follows the instructions is much more likely to be accepted for a presentation at the meeting.
It is mandatory to download and use the 2025 STS/EACTS/LACES Abstract Template. Only this template is accepted, and a maximum of 7 slides is allowed!
Slide Information: Slide 1: Title & ID – The first slide contains the Title of the presentation. Do not use abbreviations in the title. Abbreviations may be used in the following slides. Do not end the title with a period. Do not use quotation marks in a title (“”). The title must not be CAPS. Do not bold, italicize, underline, superscript or subscript any items in the title. Slide 2: Background and study objective, maximum 8 bullet points Slide 3: Patients (if applicable); maximum 8 bullet points Slide 4: Methods, maximum 8 bullet points Slide 5: Results 1 (can include text, table, graph, image, but no videos) Slide 6: Results 2 (if necessary, a second slide with results is allowed) Slide 7: Conclusion, text only, maximum 5 bullet points
Other: Slides are allowed to contain any identifying information, including references to a hospital, university, or author. Do not include authors’ names or institutions in the title. If you do so, the presentation will be rejected. The minimum font size is 18 pt. When you have finished your presentation, save your presentation as a PPT or PPTX file (depending on which version of PowerPoint you use) for your own reference. Once your PowerPoint is saved, choose the Save As option to save as a PDF. Click “File”, choose “Save as”, choose the location, type the File name – please use your Abstract Id as the file name and in the “Save as type” list, click PDF (*.pdf). Fig 1. Choose the smaller file size, click “Minimum size” (publishing online). Fig. 2. Upload the PDF file to the abstract submission site, not the PPT or PPTX file. The institution name, city/state/country, and email address information of the presenting author and all co-authors must be provided. When percentages are used, the absolute numbers of derivation must be stated. To ensure fairness, abstracts are read and graded in a blind fashion with no references to authors or institutions. Abstracts are reviewed by peer reviewers based on scientific merit, originality, and practice gaps identified.
General Only abstracts submitted using the online system will be considered for presentation. Only authors (and not their assistants) may complete submissions; authors will be responsible for the information provided. The submitting author must provide accurate email addresses of all co-authors, and must attest that (a) all co-authors of the abstract have granted consent for the material to be submitted for presentation, and (b) that the submitting author has been granted the right by all co-authors to act on their behalf. The submitting author must provide disclosure information for themselves and each co-author. STS/EACTS/LACES reserves the right to withdraw any abstract at any time. All abstracts must be submitted in English. If selected for oral presentation during the conference, the author may present in either English or Spanish. If an abstract is not accepted as an oral presentation, it may be accepted as a scientific e-poster presentation instead. The final determination on format is at the discretion of the Program Directors. Scientific posters must be displayed in English. The person listed as the presenting author for each abstract must attend the STS/EACTS/LACES Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference. If a change of presenting author must be made after abstract submission, STS must be notified in writing. NOTE: The replacement presenter must be a co-author of the abstract. Once an abstract has been accepted, additional authors may not be added. Abstract content must be based upon the best available evidence and should not promote any health care device, drug, other product or service. If the presenter has any relationship posing a conflict or potential conflict relevant to his or her session, he or she may not make any recommendations regarding relevant products or services as part of that session. If your abstract is selected, you will be asked to present it as either an oral presentation during a specific session or within a moderated Poster Session. The Program Committee will review your abstract, and you will be notified of its decision in September 2025. Results will be sent only to the presenting author listed on the abstract via email. Only the presenting author will be notified. We kindly ask that the presenting author communicate this information to all co-authors.
Disclosure Information Conflict of interest disclosure (if relevant) is required before an abstract will be accepted for consideration. If a potential conflict of interest exists, be sure to include the name of the organization/company and the nature of the potential conflict. The submitting author must provide disclosure information for themselves and each co-author. It is the responsibility of the submitting author to identify each co-author on the abstract and submit disclosure information on their behalf. If commercial relationship information and FDA disclosures are not received for all co-authors by the abstract submission deadline, the abstract will not be considered for review. For live presentations, all relationships with commercial interests and FDA disclosures, as defined in the Education Disclosure Policy, must be stated orally to the audience at the beginning of each presentation. In addition, a slide at the beginning of the presentation must be used to reveal the nature of the disclosure(s). This commercial relationship and FDA disclosure information will be noted in published materials. Speakers are required to communicate that they have nothing to disclose, if that is the case. For scientific poster presentations, all relationships with commercial interests must be displayed on each scientific e-Poster along with any FDA disclosures.
Withdrawal of an Abstract
To withdraw an abstract, the presenter must notify STS in writing. Email STS at education@sts.org and include the title of the abstract.