Science News from Hypertension 2021
Sponsored by: Councils on Hypertension and Kidney in Cardiovascular Disease
Monday's selected science
#HTN21 Program Preview
Interview with HTN21 Keynote Lecturer Gregg L. Semenza, MD, PhD
Managing Hypertension Throughout the Lifespan
Moderator Joshua Samuels, MD, MPH, FAHA, asks each of the panelists--Elaine M. Urbina, MD, MS, FAHA, Natalie A. Bello, MD, MPH, and Kenneth A. Jamerson, MD--to recap the main take-home messages from their presentations for today's clinical session, which focused on what the latest science is teaching us about managing hypertension in patients at each stage of the lifespan.
Other Science of Interest
Join the editors of Hypertension for the following journal-sponsored events:
Event: Early Career Researcher Roundtable Discussion
Date: Monday, September 27, 2021
Time: 4:00 – 5:00 p.m., ET; 3:00 – 4:00 p.m., CT
Bring your most intriguing unanswered questions regarding submitting, reviewing, publishing and working with the journal as an early career researcher! Topics will include the challenges of journal publishing and how to tackle them including preprints, when to stop publishing with your prior mentor, how to get involved with an Editorial Board and fine tuning your authorship negotiation skills.
Event: Clinical-Pathological Conference
Date: Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Time: 3:00 – 4:30 p.m., ET; 2:00 – 3:30 p.m., CT
Case 1 Title: A Rare Presentation of Paroxysmal High B“P”
Presented by: Dr. Christi Bradshaw, Dr. Aya Abou-Nasr and Dr. Vivek Bhalla
Case 2 Title: A Rare Disease Leading to Hypertension
Presented by: Dr. Jing Chen, Dr. Xin Chenand Prof Ji-Guang Wang
Tuesday's selected science
Neuroplasticity, Sensitization and the Etiology of Hypertension
Keith C. Ferdinand, MD, FAHA interviews Alan Kim Johnson about his lecture on "Neuroplasticity, Sensitization and the Etiology of Hypertension," which he presented as part of The Excellence Award for Hypertension Research Lectures session during Hypertension 2021.
TAC Oral Abstracts: Inflammation and Immunity
Moderator Francisco Rios, PhD interviews several panelists about the research topics they presented during the session. Read the abstracts related to this video. (opens in new window)(link opens in new window)
Other Science published Tuesday
Self-management Program And Black Women With Hypertension
Willie M Abel | University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
Wednesday's selected science
New Approaches to BP Measurement and Control
Clinical Chair Daichi Shimbo, MD interviews several speakers from a clinical oral abstract session on new developments in blood pressure measurement and control.
Hypertension 2021 Meeting Highlights
Curt D. Sigmund, PhD, FAHA, chair, Council on Hypertension; Daichi Shimbo, MD, Clinical Chair, for Hypertension 2021; Brandi M. Wynne, MS, PhD, FAHA, chair of the Trainee Advocacy Committee (TAC); and Cam McCarthy, PhD, FAHA, vice-chair, TAC recap some of the highlights of the meeting, which included a keynote lecture from Gregg Semenza, recipient of the 2019 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, award lectures, trainee mentoring and presentation sessions, and more interactive clinical track sessions.
Other science presented Wednesday
Acceptability And Adherence To Home, Kiosk, Office Blood Pressure Measurement Compared To 24- Hour Ambulatory Monitoring In Primary Care
Beverly Green | Kaiser Permanente Washington, Seattle, Washington
Gender Differences In Blood Pressure Control Is Mediated By Age In United States Adults
Aayush Visaria | Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey
- Visaria's Abstract
- AHA News story: Uncontrolled high blood pressure shifts with age, hitting men and women differently
Military Sexual Trauma Is Associated With Incident Hypertension In A 16-year Cohort Study Of 1.2 Million Young And Middle-aged Men And Women
Allison E Gaffey | Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
- Gaffey's Abstract
- AHA Press Release: High blood pressure risk higher among veterans who experienced sexual trauma while serving
Prognostic Value Of 24-hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure And Heart Rate Patterns In Diabetes: A 20-year Longitudinal Analysis Of The Chronic Diabetes Complications And All-cause Mortality In Pisa From 1999 Onwards (CHAMP1ON) Study Cohort
Martina Chiriacò | Metabolism, Nutrition, and Atherosclerosis Lab, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy