Dear Sir, 

The Egyptian working group of Interventional Cardiology (EWGIC), a sub-division of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology will be holding its 8th Annual meeting on October 22-24, 2003. The meeting will be hosted by Cairo University. The meeting program features live case demonstrations, practical workshops, panel discussions, and case-review sessions. The spectrum of discussions will include state of the art concepts and techniques of PCI, peripheral vascular interventions, carotid stenting, the use of IVUS, management of valvular heart diseases, and interventions for congenital heart defects.

 

 

The meeting will also include poster sessions moderated by experts in the field. Abstract forms for poster presentations should be mailed to the organizing committee before
August 1, 2003
They can be sent through electronic mail in MS-word format or directly submitted online through the abstract submission form available on www.heartj.com. Abstracts should not exceed 400 words in addition to one table or one figure to be enclosed in the official abstract form. Authors of accepted abstracts will be notified before September 1st 2003. The final poster size should be 180 × 90 cm (width X height). The best three posters will be awarded valuable prizes. Accepted abstracts will be published in the meeting abstract booklet.


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The organizing committee will accept interesting cases showing difficult problems, educational experience, model presentations or new methods and techniques in the field of PCI, peripheral vascular disease and carotid stenting. Material for presentation should include:
* Title of the case
* Brief clinical data
* CD (DICOM format) of the procedure.
The dead line for acceptance of presentations is
August 1, 2003
All cases will be reviewed and the first 20 cases received will be the subject of presentation and discussion with the international experts during the meeting. Preferred topics for presentations include:
* Bifurcation lesions.
* Management of complications.
* Multivascular procedures; combined coronary and peripheral, or coronary and

   carotid procedures.
* Cases representing difficulty in decision making.


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