Abstract submission deadline now extended to 2 November!

We have now extended the deadline to submit your abstracts by five days. This is an excellent opportunity to share your research with world leaders and over 10,000 delegates. Plus all accepted abstracts will be published in the highly regarded journal Archivos de Cardiología de México, as well as the World Heart Federation journal Global Heart.

Abstracts are welcome on all the following topics >

Submit your abstract here before 2 November >

More Congress news…

We now have more than 150 leaders in heart health from around the world confirmed, who will be sharing their ideas and latest findings, including: Valentin Fuster, Julio Frenk, Christopher Murray, Patrick Commerford, Neil Poulter, Srinath Reddy, Sir Richard Peto, Martin McKee, Sir George Alleyne, Bongani Mayosi, Emilia Benjamin and Nanette Wenger.

We are also delighted to announce several speakers from the World Health Organization, who will be sharing their outlook in talks such as:

• Etienne Krug: How WHO and WHF are leading the global fight against NCDs and CVDs

• Douglas Bettcher: Can we reach the WHO targets?

• Maria Neira: Indoor air pollution and CVD

Get a taster of WCC by watching the video >

Meet our Congress Committee members

Find out more about how the Congress sessions have been designed by reading our interviews with our Committee members.

Click here to meet:

Karen Sliwa, Director of the Hatter Institute for Cardiovascular Research in Africa, University of Cape Town and Director of the Soweto Cardiovascular Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa) >

Marcia Barbosa, head of the Echo department of Socor Hospital and past president of the Interamerican Society of Cardiology >

Marco Peña Duque, president of the Mexican Society of Cardiology >

Plus, find out how your company can reach our 10,000 professionals specializing in cardiovascular health with our industry sponsorship opportunities >