Science News from Hypertension 2024

September 5–8, 2024
Hilton Chicago | Chicago, Illinois

This is where you will find video interviews with presenters and AHA thought leaders about the most exciting science during Hypertension 2024 in Chicago.

Attendees at the Hypertension 2024 Scientific Sessions share greetings. Introductions between AHA thought leaders at the Hypertension 2024 Scientific Sessions conference in Chicago, Illinois, September 5-8, 2024.

Welcome to #Hypertension24

Keith Churchwell, MD, FAHA, President of the American Heart Association, talks with two members of the 2024 Executive Committee,  Vice Chair Thu Le, MD, FAHA and Clinical Chair Wanpen Vongpatanasin, MD, FAHA about some of the program highlights they have planned for meeting this year.

Insights into Acute Kidney Injury and Transition to Chronic Kidney Disease

Silvia Medrano, PhD interviews Benjamin D. Humphreys, MD, PhD about the research his lab has been doing using multiomics and spatial technologies to better understand the transition from acute kidney injury to chronic kidney disease, which he presented as a Keynote Lecture for Hypertension 2024 in Chicago.

Immune Mechanisms of Hypertension

Moderators Cameron McCarthy, MD, PhD and Denise Cornelius, PhD interview David G. Harrison, MD, PhD about his keynote lecture on his work on the interaction of immune mechanisms and oxidative stress in hypertension, which he presented during Hypertension 2024 in Chicago.

Hypertension and Brain Health

Monica Stantisteban, PhD interviews Costantino Iadecola, MD about his presentation, "Hypertension and Brain Health: From Vascular Cognitive Impairment to Alzheimer's Disease," which he gave during a session during Hypertension 2024.

Practical Strategies for Global Blood Pressure Control Equity

Anastasia Mihailidou, PhD, FAHA interviews Tazeen Hasan Jafar, MD, MPH about research she's been doing on deploying community health aids to improve global blood pressure control equity in underserved communities in Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.

Arthur C. Corcoran Memorial Lecturer Vesna Garovic, MD, PhD

Jane F. Reckelhoff, PhD, FAHA, chair of the Hypertension 2024 Executive Committee, interviews Vesna Garovic, MD, PhD, about her Arthur C. Corcoran Memorial Lecture, "Cardiovascular Disease after Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: Back to the Future."

Excellence in Hypertension Research Award Lecturer Bina Joe, PhD, FAHA

Curt D. Sigmund, PhD interviews Bina Joe, PhD, FAHA about her contributions to the field of hypertension research; her current areas of interest, including the discovery of the role of the microbiome in hypertension; challenges and inspirations; and the role of the American Heart Association in her career as a research scientist.

2024 Stephanie Watts Award Winner Cristina Espinosa-Diez, PhD

Brandi Wynne, PhD, FAHA interviews Cristina Espinosa-Diez, PhD, winner of the 2024 Stephanie Watts Competition, about the work she presented, "Establishing a Preclinical Model of Cancer Therapy-induced Hypertension Using an ANG-II-Dependent LncRNA KO Mouse Model and DSI Telemetry System."

AHA News Releases from #Hypertension24

MP-23: Arm Size Coverage of Popular Over-the-Counter Blood Pressure Devices and Implications in US Adults(link opens in new window) (new window)(link opens in new window)
Eileen Kaur | Howard High School

AHA News Release: Popular home blood pressure monitoring cuff devices may not fit some US adults

MP11: Evaluation of a Remote Patient Monitoring Hypertension Program with Telehealth Pharmacist Management in Nephrology Clinic Patients(link opens in new window) (new window)(link opens in new window)
Alexander Chang | Geisinger Medical Center, DANVILLE, Pennsylvania

AHA News Release: Remote monitoring and pharmacist helped improve hard-to-control blood pressure

MP8: Long-Term Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Hypertension Control and Remission: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials (new window)
Sneha Annie Sebastian | Department of Internal Medicine, Azeezia Medical College, Airdrie, Alberta, Canada

AHA News Release: Analysis found weight-loss surgery may help people with obesity manage high blood pressure

MP19: Hypertension Prevalence Among Youth aged 8–19 years in a National Survey — United States, 2017–2020 (new window)
Ahlia Sekkarie | CDC, Smyrna, Georgia

MP21: Hypertension in young adults: social determinants of prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control(link opens in new window) (new window)(link opens in new window)
Thomas J. Alexander | Northwestern University School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill

AHA News Release: High blood pressure a concern for adolescents and young adults in U.S.