General Information GUIDE TO AUTHORS All abstracts must be submitted in electronic format via OXFORD ABSTRACTS - direct link » Click here The submission of abstract is fully electronic and you will be guided though the steps. First time users: The submission process is initiated by submitting your email address together with other relevant information. The first step is to secure that we have the correct contact information to you. The given information can be used to send in multiple abstracts. After your first time access to Oxford Abstracts they will return your access information to the submission system together with Guide to Authors and Abstract Template. Please use the Abstract Template when preparing your abstract(s). Please answer all required questions in Submission process. For prospective clinical studies please notice the questions regarding Ethical Committee Approval and Informed Patient Consent. Animal studies require Institutional Approval. Please state Study type, your preference for oral or poster presentation and the suggested abstract group where applicable. The Abstract Committee, however, reserves the right to determine the form of presentation. You can also download Guide to Authors (» Click here) and Abstract Template (» Click here) DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING ABSTRACTS IS JANUARY 3, 2010 (midnight).

MCI Travel Grant

To help doctors, from less strong economic countries, to participate in future EACTA meetings MCI and the Directory Board has decided to offer of to 10 Travel grants.

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Chairman EACTA 2010
Peter Alston
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• Cognitive outcome and CABG surgery: a case of the Emperor’s new clothes?
• Can Computerised perioperative data be used to improve outcome from cardiac surgery?
• Renal failure after neonatal heart surgery; prevention and management
• GUCH (Grown-ups with congenital heart disease)
• Improving outcome from CPB
• Guidelines and cardiopulmonary bypass
• Anaesthesia and cardiopulmonary bypass
• TOE imaging of the right heart with congenital heart disease
• Anatomy of the right heart
• Echocardiographic imaging of right heart function
• Future pro- and anti-coagulants
• Blood transfusion and heart surgery
• Vasopressin in the ICU; friend or foe
• Coronary stent thrombosis in the peri-operative period: prevention and treatment
• TOE for all
• The operation was a success but the patient died; what is a meaningful outcome?
• The UK pneumonectomy outcome study
• How to avoid pneumonectomy: Role of bronchial and vascular sleeve resection
• Anaesthesia for anterior mediastinal masses
• General versus regional anaesthesia for carotid endarterectomy
• Pre-operative risk assessment: biomarkers versus exercise testing