Profile of ACC.09 Attendees
The Annual Scientific Session is attended by professionals involved in delivering cardiovascular care, including physicians, scientists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and nurses. In addition to this core audience, medical students and trainees, technicians, dietitians, administrators and other health care professionals flock to the ACC Annual Scientific Session to benefit from comprehensive education sessions; to interact with their cardiovascular colleagues; and to explore the Expo floor, looking for the latest advances and solutions in cardiovascular science and care.
Over the past four years, the Annual Scientific Session has drawn an average of 16,000+ professional attendees each year.
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Attendance by Category
| Physician/Scientist/M.D./Ph.D. |
10,013 |
67.5% |
| Trainee/Resident |
1,766 |
11.9% |
| Non-Medical |
1,645 |
11.1% |
| Non-Member/Non-Physician |
688 |
4.6% |
| Nurse/Nurse Practitioner |
654 |
4.4% |
| Practice Administration |
73 |
0.5% |
| Total Professional |
14,839 |
| Exhibitor |
4,788 |
81.6% |
| Hospitality/Other |
828 |
14.1% |
| Media |
254 |
4.3% |
| Total Other |
5,870 |
| TOTAL ATTENDANCE |
20,709 |
Clinical Focus
Based on 9,809 responses (66.1% of 14,839 total professional attendees)
| General |
3,029 |
30.9% |
| Interventional |
2,493 |
25.4% |
| Imaging |
1,148 |
11.7% |
| Heart Failure |
760 |
7.8% |
| Electrophysiology |
541 |
5.5% |
| Preventive |
415 |
4.2% |
| Vascular Medicine |
266 |
2.7% |
| Surgery |
205 |
2.1% |
| Pediatric |
200 |
2.0% |
| Adult Congenital |
92 |
0.9% |
| Transplant |
44 |
0.5% |
| Other |
616 |
6.3% |
Medical Specialty
Based on 9,976 responses (67.2% of 14,839 total professional attendees)
| Adult Cardiology |
7,539 |
75.6% |
| Internal Medicine |
449 |
4.5% |
| Cardiovascular Surgery |
312 |
3.1% |
| Pediatric Cardiology |
263 |
2.6% |
| Pharmacology |
255 |
2.6% |
| Family/General Practice |
88 |
0.9% |
| Adult Congenital |
67 |
0.7% |
| Radiology |
48 |
0.5% |
| Nuclear Medicine |
47 |
0.5% |
| Other |
908 |
9.0% |
Domestic Professional Attendance by Region
7,984 (53.8%) health care professionals from the United States attended ACC.09.
| Northeast |
2,721 |
34.1% |
| Midwest |
1,884 |
23.6% |
| Southeast |
1,781 |
22.3% |
| Southwest |
1,455 |
18.2% |
| Northwest |
143 |
1.8% |
International Professional Attendance by Continent
6,855 (46.2%) health care professionals from outside the United States attended ACC.09.
| Europe |
2,740 |
40.0% |
| Asia |
1,563 |
22.8% |
| South America |
1,243 |
18.1% |
| North America (non-U.S.) |
1,070 |
15.6% |
| Australia |
140 |
2.0% |
| Africa |
86 |
1.3% |
| Not provided |
13 |
0.2% |
All data provided by J. Spargo & Associates.