ABSTRACT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
- The abstract submission period is from Tuesday, September 8 to Friday, December 25, 2026 (JST).
- Abstract submissions are available for the following sessions:
- Symposium
- Interactive Case Discussion
- Major Symposium
- Oral Presentation
- Poster Presentation
- Video Session
- All submissions must be completed online via the official Abstract Portal. Submissions by fax, email, or post will not be accepted.
- Do not submit multiple copies of the same abstract.
- Abstracts previously presented at other congresses will not be considered.
ABSTRACT TOPICS
Major Symposium / Symposium / Interactive Case Discussion
Major Symposium
- Perioperative Systemic Therapy for Resectable NSCLC
- Multimodality Treatment in Esophageal Cancer
Symposium
- When Mitral Valve Repair Fails: Lessons from Second Pump Run and Reoperation
- Failed Aortic Valve Repair: What Did We Miss?
- Bailout Strategies in Minimally Invasive and Robotic Cardiac Surgery
- How to Train ACHD Surgeons
- Training for the next generation of ASCVTS
- Task sharing / Work-life balance for surgeons in asia
- When and How Does Your Valve-Sparing Aortic Root Reconstruction Begin to Fail?
- What Does Acute-Onset Intramural Hematoma Mean in 2026? — Definitions, Implications, Biases, and Recent Trends in Asia
- TBE, or Not TBE? — Impact of Branched Thoracic Endografts on Therapeutic Strategy for Aortic Arch Repair
- Selective Use of the Frozen Elephant Trunk for Degenerative Aortic Arch Aneurysm Repair: Where Do We Stand in 2026?
- Longitudinal Outcomes Following Preemptive TEVAR for Acute Type B Aortic Dissection — Perspectives from Across Asia
- Pros and Cons of Treating Complex Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms with Branched Stent Grafts
- What Lessons Have We Learned from Managing Prosthetic Aortic Graft Infection — From the Aortic Root to the Terminal Aorta?
- Brainstorming for Rescuing and Protecting the Brain in Acute Type A Aortic Dissection: From Preoperative Malperfusion to Procedure-Related Stroke
- Open Surgical Conversion after TEVAR/EVAR: Technical Challenges, Knacks, and Pitfalls
- Failing Fontan in Asia: From Surveillance to Transplantation
- Pediatric Mechanical Circulatory Support: Expanding the Bridge in Asia
- Atrioventricular Valve Repair in Single Ventricle Physiology: Techniques and Timing
- The Borderline Ventricle: Decision-Making for Biventricular Repair and Conversion
- Building Congenital Cardiac Surgery Capacity Across Asia: Training, Networks, and Outcomes
- Mastering Complex Segmentectomy: Techniques, Pitfalls and Air Leak Management
- Contemporary Esophageal Surgery: Innovation, Quality Improvement and Surgical Techniques
- Chest Wall, Diaphragmatic and Airway Surgery
Interactive Case Discussion
- Nightmare in Thoracic Surgery: Managing Unexpected Intraoperative Catastrophes
Oral / Poster
Regarding submission, authors must select one main category (Pediatric, Thoracic, Aorta, Adult, Others) and one corresponding sub-category.
I. Pediatric
- Fontan operation; long-term outcome and new approach
- complex TGA & DORV;surgical procedures & outcomes
- Systemic AtrioVentricular-valve surgery in pediatric population
- Systemic outlet-valve surgery in pediatric population
- Aortic root operation for pediatric patients
- TOF including PA
- TAPVR
- TGA
- Arch anomaly
- HLHS
- Surgery for Pediatric heart failure
II. Thoracic
- Lung cancer; early stage
- Current status of surgery in for Mediastinum tumor
- Lung cancer; advanced stage, challenging surgery
- Robotic Surgery
- Single port surgery for lung cancer
- New strategies for esophageal cancer
- Multidisciplinary approach for N2 lung cancer
- Immunotherapy and lung cancer surgery
- Video debate session: approach for lung cancer
- 3D image in general thoracic surgery
- Malignant mesothelioma (EPP or PD)
- Video debate session: approach for SST
III. Aorta
- Acute type A aortic dissection
- Root surgery for aortic dissection
- Frozen elephant trunk
- Arch surgery for shaggy aorta
- Extended aortic aneurysm
- Chronic type B and TAAA surgery
- TEVAR for type B aortic dissection
- TEVAR for zone 0 & 1
- How to treat rupture / non-rupture AAA
- Redo aortic surgery (after open surgery and after TEVAR)
- Familial aortic disease
- Infectious aortic disease / graft infection
IV. Adult
- OPCAB / CABG
- Robotic / Minimmary invasive CABG
- Mitral valve repair for complicated lsion / active endocarditis
- Robotic / Minimmary invasive Valve surgery
- Valve-sparing Aortic root replacement
- Aortic valve repair
- Surgery for extensive infective endocarditis
- AVR: Annular enlargement / SAVR after TAVR
- Surgery for functional MR
- Maze procedure and its modification
- Heart transplantation/LVAD
- Impella / ECMO
VIDEO SESSION
- Nightmare case presentation
- Interesting case
- Novel operation
- Others
Remarks
- An abstract must be submitted along with each surgical video submission.
- Information for all authors involved in the submission must be entered via the online submission process. The identity of the authors, institutions and/or names of hospitals should be excluded from the surgical video submission.
- The surgical video may not exceed 8 minutes in length or 100 MB.
- All surgical videos must be submitted in .mov, .avi, or wmv format. If you do not submit your video in one of these formats, it will not be forwarded for review.
- Sound of video should be included for review.
- If the surgical video is selected, live narration by the presenting author is required for participation in the video session on site.
- Please upload your video using the link below.
https://convention.app.box.com/f/474f1e3639014545be8be67bd18b821f
- Please include your abstract submission number, presentation title, and name in the file name.
CONFIRMATION OF NOTIFICATION OF DECISION
PRESENTATION AT THE CONGRESS
- The Program Committee will make every effort to accommodate the presenter's preferences however the final decision of presentation type and program schedule will be completely depending on the program committee.
- At least the first author of accepted abstracts must register and complete payment by the registration deadline. Otherwise, the abstract may be withdrawn from the program.
PREPARING YOUR ABSTRACT FOR SUBMISSION
Abstracts should be concise and informative, covering the following:
Objectives - Background and aims
Methods - Brief methods used
Results - Summary of key findings
Conclusion - Main conclusions
Word limit: 300 words (excluding title and author information).
Only standard abbreviations should be used. Uncommon abbreviations must be spelled out at first use.
All submissions must be written in clear, grammatically correct English. If necessary, please have your abstract reviewed by a native English speaker or professional editor prior to submission.
Abstracts must be submitted by the deadline to be considered for the Scientific Program.
AWARDS
For ASCVTS 2027, several awards will be presented.
First authors of abstracts selected for an award are required to give their presentation on-site during the meeting and must bring a valid photo ID that verifies their age.
For further details, please visit the AWARDS page.
DECLARATION OF CONSENT TO PUBLICATION & COPYRIGHT
- Abstracts cannot be edited or withdrawn after the submission deadline.
- Submission implies consent from all listed authors for publication in official congress materials (e.g., website, program book, promotional content).
- The Submitter affirms that the content does not infringe upon any third-party rights, including intellectual property or privacy rights.
- The Submitter grants the Organizers a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and non-exclusive license to publish, reproduce, translate, and distribute the abstract text.
- The Submitter is responsible for informing all co-authors about the submission status.
- The Organizers reserve the right to remove any abstract that violates these terms.
