Meeting Highlights




     VIPER-BP: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A STRUCTURED CARE ALGORITHM IN ACHIEVING
     INDIVIDUAL BP TARGETS IN PRIMARY CARE

Presented by Garry Jennings, Australia
INTERMITTENT HYPOXIA PREDICTS SYSTEMIC HYPERTENSION
Presented by Gianfranco Parati, Italy
CONSENSUS AND CONTROVERSIES – HYPERTENSION GUIDELINES
Presented by Suzanne Oparil, USA - Bryan Williams, UK - Giuseppe Mancia, Italy
ADOLESCENT OBESITY PREDICTS FUTURE RCC
Presented by Adi Leiba, Israel
BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY IN TWINS
Presented by Cristina Menni, UK
CUFF SIZE LESSENS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PERIPHERAL AND CENTRAL BLOOD PRESSURE READINGS
Presented by Jean-Philippe Baguet, France
EARLY BLOOD PRESSURE LOWERING TO PREVENT HYPERTENSION
Presented by Thomas Kahan, Sweden
BEYOND PHARMACOLOGY: THE EFFECTS OF NON-DRUG MEASURES ON BLOOD PRESSURE
Presented by Robert H. Fagard, Belgium
RAAS BLOCKADE
Presented by Michel Burnier, Switzerland
A TSUNAMI OF HYPERTENSION: HOW TO TREAT IT IN THE FUTURE
Presented by Michael Hecht Olsen, Denmark
BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY AS AN IMPORTANT DETERMINANT OF STROKE RISK
Presented by Peter M. Rothwell, UK
BLOOD PRESSURE SEVERITY DETERMINES STROKE RISK
Presented by Matthew R. Walters, UK
ISSUES IN BLOOD PRESSURE LOWERING
Presented by Alberto Zanchetti, Italy