WELCOME LETTER FROM THE CO-CHAIRS
Dear Colleagues:
The American Heart Association’s Council for High Blood Pressure and Council on the Kidney in Cardiovascular Disease are pleased to welcome you to the 64th Annual Meeting. Considered one of the most important meetings on hypertension in the world, the conference includes award and keynote lectures by outstanding scientists and clinicians, oral and poster presentations, selected from abstracts submitted by clinical and basic researchers from 20 countries, and practical workshops on focused topics.
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| David Ellison, MD Chair, Kidney in Cardiovascular Disease | R. Clinton Webb, Ph.D., FAHA Chair, High Blood Pressure Research |
| WELCOME MESSAGES FROM KEY AHA/ASA VOLUNTEERS | |||||
| Rhian M. Touyz, MD, FAHA Program Chair, High Blood Pressure Research 2010 Scientific Sessions “This meeting, which includes people from all over the world, Japan, Australia, Europe, Africa, and North and South America, really brings the best of the best science related to hypertension research.” | ||||
 | David Ellison, MD Chair, Council on Kidney and Cardiovascular Disease “This meeting is unique because it brings together experts who are interested in hypertension, but who work in different fields, including: nephrology, vascular biology, endocrinology, and neuro-sciences.” | ||||
| KEYNOTE PRESENTATION | |
| Genomics, Proteomics, Metabolics and Personalized Medicine in Hypertension: Where are We Going? Anna F. Dominczak, MD, FAHA Glasgow, Scotland |
| WORKSHOP: PARADIGMS IN HYPERTENSION RESEARCH | |||
| Receptors, channels and signaling | |||
 | TRP Channels, Mechanosensors and Vascular Biology Thomas Gudermann Munich, Germany Presentation slides | ||
 | Molecular Dissection of Apoptosis and Autophagy “Cross Roads” Where Life Meets Death Lorrie A. Kirshenbaum, PhD, FAHA Winnipeg, MB, Canada Presentation slides | ||
| Immunity, Inflammation and Salt in Hypertension | |||
| Salt, Macrophages and Hypertension Jens Titze, MD Erlangen, Germany | |||
| The new biology of the RAS | |||
| Aldosterone in Hypertension–Beyond the Kidney Gail K. Adler, MD, PhD Boston, Mass. | |||
| Antihypertensive Therapies: Beyond Drugs | |||
 | Renal Sympathetic Nerve Ablation Murray D. Esler Melbourne, VIC, Australia Presentation slides | ||
 | Immunization Against Angiotensins to Treat Hypertension Morris J. Brown, MA, MSc, MD, FAHA Cambridge, United Kingdom Presentation slides | ||
Omni Shoreham Hotel - Washington, DC | Oct 13-16, 2010
Hypertension Journal | Program at a Glance | HBPR Conference Webpage
Sponsored by the American Heart Association’s Council for High Blood Pressure Research and the Council on Kidney in Cardiovascular Disease.
Hypertension Journal | Program at a Glance | HBPR Conference Webpage
Sponsored by the American Heart Association’s Council for High Blood Pressure Research and the Council on Kidney in Cardiovascular Disease.
