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ANNOUNCEMENT OF 2005 AWARDS FOR ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN THE Revista Española de Cardiología

SPANISH SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY AWARDS FOR THE BEST ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN THE Revista Española de Cardiología

Amount: €15 000

Basis:

1. The purpose of these awards is to encourage the publication of high-quality original articles in the Revista Española de Cardiología.

2. A first prize of A7000 euros and 2 second prizes, one of A5000 euros and one of A3000 euros, will be awarded through the Fundación Casa del Corazón (Heart House Foundation).

3. The awards will be given annually and are to be awarded each year under no circumstances will be declared void.

4. All original articles published in the Revista Española de Cardiología during 2004 are eligible. Articles published as editorials, special articles, or review papers are not eligible for these awards.

5. The editor-in-chief and the associate editors of the Revista Española de Cardiología will pre-select what they consider to be the 6 best articles published in the journal in 2004 after consulting with the presidents of the scientific divisions sections of the Spanish Society of Cardiology.

6. The jury that will make the final selection of the 3 articles to receive awards will be overseen by the vice president of the Spanish Society of Cardiology and will also consist of the editor-in-chief of the Revista Española de Cardiología and the members of the SCS grants and awards committee of the Spanish Society of Cardiology. The final decision is not subject to appeal.

7. The awards will be given at a ceremony that will take place during the Congreso de las Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (Congress on Cardiovascular Diseases), to be held in Barcelona from the 26th to the 29th of October, 2005.

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AWARDS FROM THE SPANISH SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY FOR ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN THE Revista Española de Cardiología WITH THE GREATEST INTERNATIONAL IMPACT

Amount: €24 000

Basis:

1. The purpose of these awards is to encourage the publication in the Revista Española de Cardiología of original articles that have an important impact or repercussion, both in the medium- and long-term, on the international scientific community.

2. A first prize of A6000 euros and 2 second prizes of A3000 euros will be awarded to those articles with long-term impact, and another first prize of A6000 euros and 2 second prizes of A3000 will be awarded to those articles with the greatest medium-term impact, through the Fundación Casa del Corazón (Heart House Foundation).

3. The awards will be given annually and under no circumstances will be declared voidare to be awarded each year.

4. All original articles published in the Revista Española de Cardiología will be eligible. Articles published as editorials, special articles or review papers are not eligible for these awards.

5. The impact of the published articles will be measured by the number of reference citations received by the article published in the Revista Española de Cardiología from journals per the Science Citation Index Expanded™.

6. For the award to the article with the most significant long-term international impact, the reference citations for articles published in the journal in 1999 that have been cited during the years 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004 will be determined. For the award to the article with the most significant medium-term international impact, the reference citations for articles published in the journal during 2002 that have been cited during the years 2003 and 2004 will be determined.

7. Calculation of the number of reference citations per the SCI for each article will be determined by an organization independent of the journal and the Spanish Society of Cardiology that will issue an annual report on the topic.

8. The awards will be given at a ceremony that will take place during the Congreso de las Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (Congress on Cardiovascular Diseases), to be held in Barcelona from the 26th to the 29th of October, 2005.

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AWARDS FROM THE CLINICAL AND OUTPATIENT CARDIOLOGY SECTION FOR ARTICLES ON PUBLISHED IN THE Revista Española de Cardiología

Amount: €2400

Basis:

1. The Clinical and Outpatient Cardiology Section, in order to encourage and promote the submission of articles and/or scientific reviews in the Revista Española de Cardiología among section members, announces 2 prizes of A1200 euros each, through the Fundación Casa del Corazón (Heart House Foundation), to the best articles on clinical cardiology published in the journal during 2004.

2. One of the awards will be reserved for section members who have been members for at least one year.

3. The jury will be composed of two members of the Clinical and Outpatient Cardiology Section and the editor-in-chief of the Revista Española de Cardiología or the person he designates. The final decision is not subject to appeal. The practical interest and scientific content of the study will be evaluated.

4. The awards will be given at a ceremony that will take place during the Congreso de las Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (Congress on Cardiovascular Diseases), to be held in Barcelona from the 26th to the 29th of October, 2005.

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AWARD FROM THE PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY AND CONGENITAL CARDIOPATHY HEART DISEASE SECTION

Amount: €1800

Basis:

1. The prize is A1800, through the Fundación Casa del Corazón (Heart House Foundation).

2. All original articles on pediatric cardiology and congenital heart disease published in the Revista Española de Cardiología during 2004 are eligible for this award.

3. The evaluating body will consist of the president and the secretary of the Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Cardiopathy Heart Disease Section of the Spanish Society of Cardiology and the editor-in-chief of the Revista Española de Cardiología.

4. The awards will be given at a special ceremony that will take place during the Congreso de las Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (Congress on Cardiovascular Diseases), to be held in Barcelona from the 26th to the 29th of October, 2005.

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AWARD FROM THE CARDIAC PACING SECTION TO THE BEST ARTICLE ON CARDIAC PACING PUBLISHED IN THE Revista Española de Cardiología

Amount: €1500

The Cardiac Pacing Section of the Spanish Society of Cardiology wishes to promote research on cardiac pacing and encourage authors to publish their results in the Revista Española de Cardiología.

Therefore, a prize of A1500 euros will be awarded through the Fundación Casa del Corazón (Heart House Foundation) to the best article on cardiac pacing published in the Revista Española de Cardiología during 2004.

Basis:

1. All original articles on cardiac pacing published in the Revista Española de Cardiología during 2004 are eligible.

2. The award will be given annually.

3. The jury will consist of the president and the secretary of the Cardiac Pacing Section and the editor-in-chief of the Revista Española de Cardiología. The final decision is not subject to appeal.

4. The awards will be given during the opening session of the Congreso de las Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (Congress on Cardiovascular Diseases), to be held in Barcelona from the 26th to the 29th of October, 2005.

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AWARDS FROM THE ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION SECTION TO THE BEST ARTICLES ON CARDIAC PACING ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION PUBLISHED IN THE Revista Española de Cardiología

Amount: €4500

The Arterial Hypertension Section of the Spanish Society of Cardiology wishes to promote research on cardiac pacingarterial hypertension and encourage authors to publish their results in the Revista Española de Cardiología.

Therefore, a first prize of A3000 and a second prize of A1500 will be awarded through the Fundación Casa del Corazón (Heart House Foundation) to the best articles on arterial hypertension pacing published during 2004 in the Revista Española de Cardiología.

Basis:

1. All original articles on hypertension published in the Revista Española de Cardiología during 2004 are eligible.

2. The awards will be given annually.

3. The jury will consist of the president and the secretary of the Arterial Hypertension Section and the editor-in-chief of the Revista Española de Cardiología. The final decision is not subject to appeal.

4. The awards will be given during the opening session of the Congreso de las Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (Congress on Cardiovascular Diseases), to be held in Barcelona from the 26th to the 29th of October, 2005.

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ABBOTT AWARD TO THE BEST ARTICLE ON ACUTE HEART FAILURE PUBLISHED IN THE Revista Española de Cardiología

Amount: €6000

The Heart Failure, Transplantation and Other Therapeutical Alternatives Section of the Spanish Society of Cardiology wishes to promote research on acute heart failure and encourage authors to publish their results in the Revista Española de Cardiología.

Therefore, the ABBOTT Award, of 6000 euros, will be given to the best article on acute heart failure published in the Revista Española de Cardiología during 2004.

Basis:

1. All original articles on acute heart failure published in the Revista Española de Cardiología during 2004 are eligible.

2. The award will be given annually.

3. The jury will consist of the president and the secretary of the Heart Failure, Transplantation and Other Therapeutic Alternatives Section and the editor-in-chief of the Revista Española de Cardiología. The final decision is not subject to appeal.

4. The awards will be given during the opening session of the Congreso de las Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (Congress on Cardiovascular Diseases), to be held in Barcelona from the 26th to the 29th of October, 2005.

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VI GE HEALTHCARE MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS AWARD TO THE BEST ARTICLE ON NUCLEAR CARDIOLOGY PUBLISHED IN THE Revista Española de Cardiología

Amount: €2000

The Nuclear Cardiology Working Group of the Spanish Society of Cardiology wishes to promote research in the field of nuclear cardiology and encourage authors to publish their results in the Revista Española de Cardiología.

Therefore, the Nuclear Cardiology Working Group of the Spanish Society of Cardiology announces the VI GE Healthcare Medical Diagnostics Award, of A2000, to the best article on nuclear cardiology published in the Revista Española de Cardiología during 2004.

Basis:

1. All original articles on nuclear cardiology published in the Revista Española de Cardiología during 2004 are eligible.

2. Authors who have published their articles in this volume but do not wish to participate in the award must indicate this beforehand.

3. The award will be given annually and is to be awarded each year.

4. The editor-in-chief and the associate editors of the Revista Española de Cardiología will pre-select what they consider the three best articles published in the journal in 2004 after consulting with the president of the Nuclear Cardiology Working Group.

5. The jury will consist of the vice president of the Spanish Society of Cardiology as well as the editor-in-chief and the members of the SCS grants and awards committee. The final decision is not subject to appeal.

6. The awards will be given during the opening session of the Congreso de las Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (Congress on Cardiovascular Diseases), to be held in Barcelona from the 26th to the 29th of October, 2005.

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XVI IZASA AWARDS TO THE BEST ARTICLES ON INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY PUBLISHED IN THE Revista Española de Cardiología

Amount: €2500

Basis:

1. The Hemodynamic and Interventional Cardiology Section of the Spanish Society of Cardiology announces the IZASA awards for articles published on interventional cardiology in the Revista Española de Cardiología.

2. The members of the Hemodynamic and Interventional Cardiology Section who are first authors of studies performed primarily in Spain and published in the Revista Española de Cardiología are eligible for these awards.

3. Studies published between September 2004 and August 2005 will be evaluated.

4. Prize awards will be as follows:

­ First prize: €1500.

­ Second prize: €1000.

5. The jury will be composed of 2 members of the executive board of the section, 2 members of the section chosen by drawing and the editor-in-chief of the Revista Española de Cardiología.

6. The awards will be given during the opening session of the Congreso de las Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (Congress on Cardiovascular Diseases), to be held in Barcelona from the 26th to the 29th of October, 2005.

7. The awards will not be given if, in the jurys opinion, no study is of high enough quality to merit the award. The judges decision cannot be appealed.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

2005

15-18 July, Ponce, Puerto Rico. 12th Puerto Rican Congress of Cardiology
Sociedad Puertorriqueña de Cardiología,
Emilio Bacardí Bldg., Suite 202, Urb. Park Gardens, 101 Calle Junín, 00926 San Juan, Puerto Rico,
Tel.: [phone], Fax: [phone],
E-mail: [e-mail]
Website: www.cardiopr.com

16-19 July, Vancouver, Canada. 12th World Congress on Heart Disease-New Trends in Research, Diagnosis and Treatment
International Academy of Cardiology,
PO Box 17659, Beverly Hills, CA 90209, USA,
Tel.: [phone],
Fax: [phone],
Website: www.CardiologyOnline.com
E-mail: [e-mail]

3-7 September, Stockholm, Sweden. XXV Congress of The European Society of Cardiology
Ecor/The European Society of Cardiology,
2035 Route des Colles, 06903 Sophia Antipolis, France,
Tel.: (+33) (0) 4 92 94 76 00, Fax: (+33) (0) 4 92 94 76 01,
Website: www.escardio.org
 E-mail: [e-mail]

9-12 September, Eskisehir, Turkey. 3rd International Summer School on Cardiac Arrhythmias
Probiz (Management & Organization Consultancy),
Haciemin Efendi Sok, No: 12/1, 35365 Tesvikiye,
Istanbul, Turkey,
Tel.: [phone], Fax: [phone],
E-mail: [e-mail]

15-17 September, Saint Petersburg, Russia. International Congress "Hypertension"-From N.S. Korotkov To Present Days
Almazov Research Institute of Cardiology-Mrs. Eugene Shlyakhto,
Prospect Parchomenko 15, 194156 Saint Petersburg, Russia,
Tel: [phone] or 72, Fax: [phone],
Website: http://www.niic.ru, E-mail: [e-mail]

15-17 September, Marrakesh, Morocco. IXth World Congress of Echocardiography and Vascular Ultrasound
Congress Organizer,
Albine Conseil, 209, rue de l'Université, 75007 Paris, France,
Tel.: [phone], Fax: [phone],
E-mail: [e-mail]
Website: www.iscu2005.org

16 September, Valencia, Spain. Reunión del Grupo de Trabajo de Cardiología Experimental de la SEC
Sociedad Española de Cardiología,
Ntra. Sra. de Guadalupe, 5, 28028 Madrid, Spain,
Tel.: [phone], Fax: [phone],
E-mail: [e-mail]

18-22 September, Buenos Aires, Argentina. 4.º Congreso Mundial de Cardiología Pediátrica y Cirugía Cardíaca
Congresos Internacionales, S.A.,
Casilla de Correo 73, C1084ZAA Buenos Aires, Argentina,
Tel.: [phone], Fax: [phone],
Website: www.pccs.com.ar,
E-mail: [e-mail]

21-23 September, Madrid, Spain. TEAM 2005 Curso de Terapia Endovascular & Miocárdica
Ana María Fernández Baza,
E-mail: [e-mail]

22-25 September, Katowice, Poland. 9th International Congress of The Polish Cardiac Society
Gornoslaski Osrodek Kardiologii,
Ziotowa 47, 40635 Katowice, Poland,
Tel.: (+48) (0) 32 202 30 60, Fax: (+48) (0) 32 202 30 60,
Website: www.kongres2005.ptkardio.pl,
E-mail: [e-mail]

2-5 October, Venice, Italy. Ninth International Workshop on Cardiac Arrhythmias
Adria Congrex, Via Sassonia, 30, 47900 Rimini, Italy,
Tel.: [phone], Fax: [phone],
Website: www.venicearrhythmias.org
E-mail: [e-mail]

7-8 October, Cáceres, Spain. Congreso de la Sociedad Extremeña de Cardiología
Sociedad Extremeña de Cardiología,
Avda. de Colón, 21, 06005 Badajoz, Spain,
Tel.: [phone]

20-22 October, Vilnius, Lithuania. 3rd Baltic-Nordic Meeting on Hypertension
Con-Ex. Naugarduko 3, LT-01141 Vilnius, Lithuania,
Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone],
Website: www.con-ex.com
E-mail: [e-mail]

26-29 October, Barcelona, Spain. SEC 2005-Congreso de las Enfermedades Cardiovasculares
Servicio de Organización de Congresos de la SEC,
Ntra. Sra. de Guadalupe, 5 y 7, 28028 Madrid, Spain,
Tel.: [phone], Fax: [phone],
Website: www.secardiologia.es
E-mail: [e-mail]

13-16 November, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A. 78th Scientific Sessions AHA
American Heart Association, Meetings and Councils,
75231 Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.,
Tel.: [phone], Fax: [phone],
E-mail: [e-mail]
Website: www.scientificsessions.org

8-19 November, Barcelona, Spain. 6.º Curso de Cardiología Pediátrica
Dr. Dimpna Albert,
Cardiología Pediátrica, Hospital Infantil Vall d'Hebron,
P.º Vall d'Hebron, 119-129,
08035 Barcelona, Spain,
Tel.: [phone], Ext. 3365,
E-mail: [e-mail]

18 November, Barcelona, Spain. Congreso de la Sociedad Catalana de Cardiología
Sociedad Catalana de Cardiología,
Ms. Rufina Marco,
Mayor de Can Caralleu, 1-7, 08017 Barcelona, Spain,
Tel.: [phone]

19-23 November, Cancun, Mexico. XX Congreso Interamericano and XXIV Congreso Nacional de Cardiología
Sociedad Mexicana de Cardiología,
Juan Badiano # 1, Sección XVI, 14080 Mexico,
Tel.: [phone]. Fax: [phone],
E-mail: [e-mail]
Website: www.smcardiologia.org.mx

25-26 November, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. VII Congreso de la Sociedad Vasco-Navarra de Cardiología
Tisa Congresos-VII Congreso de la Sociedad Vasco-Navarra Cardiología,
Siervas de Jesús, 27, 1.º, Oficina 15, 01001 Vitoria-Gazteiz, Álava, Spain,
Tel.: [phone], Fax: [phone],
E-mail: [e-mail]

29 November-2 December, Pucón, Chile. XLII Congreso Chileno de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular
Sociedad Chilena de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular,
Barros Errázuriz, 1954, Oficina 1601, Providencia,
Santiago de Chile, Chile,
Tel.: [phone], 0077, or 0078, Fax: [phone],
E-mail: [e-mail]
Website: www.sochicar.cl