Hypertension 2020 Scientific Sessions

Update: Hypertension 2020 is Now a Virtual Event

Hypertension 2020 Scientific Session will take place as a virtual event on September 10–13, 2020. You can expect a similar amount of content as you would have experienced at the face to face conference, which will include our keynote lecture, oral abstract presentations, moderated poster sessions and e-poster sessions.

Please check back for the latest updates on the HTN 2020 virtual event. Please contact virtualevents@heart.org with any questions you may have.

IMPORTANT: The AHA has moved to a single sign-on process for submitting abstracts and disclosures through our website, Professional Heart Daily.

• Abstract submitters must have a username and password on professional.heart.org to complete their abstract submission when submitting to any AHA scientific meeting.
   
• If you do not remember your Professional Heart Daily login information or need to update your personal profile, do not create a new account. Please reach out to AHA Customer Service for assistance:
  
  AHA Customer Service
  (888) 242-2453 (Inside U.S.)
  (214) 570-5935 (Outside U.S.)
  Email: professional.help@heart.org
  Hours of Operation: Monday-Friday (8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.) CT  
   
• The AHA is now required to collect financial disclosures from all abstract submitting authors and co-authors.
  
  
  • As the submitting author, please be prepared to provide all co-author emails.
     
  • Co-authors without a complete disclosure will receive separate correspondence to submit this information.

Considered one of the most important medical meetings on this subject in the world, the conference includes oral and poster presentations selected from abstracts submitted by clinical and basic researchers, followed by discussions led by leading authorities. With experts in the fields of hypertension and its relationship to cardiac and kidney disease, stroke, obesity, and genetics, attendees will have the opportunity to connect with cross-disciplinary researchers from around the world.

This meeting also includes several interactive sessions specifically designed to benefit trainees and early career investigators, including a trainee poster session to highlight innovative research and how-to sessions that provide in-depth information about a range of topics related to the study of hypertension as well as The Clinical Practice Clinical Science Track focuses on applying clinical science to the clinician’s practice and the Primary Care Track is a "Meeting within a Meeting" dedicated to practical advice for the Primary Care Provider (PCP) interested in clinical hypertension.

Watch this space closer to the conference for available CME/CE activities.

Disclosure Policy
All persons who develop and/or control educational content in CME/CE activities provided by the American Heart Association will disclose to the audience all financial relationships with any commercial supporters of this activity as well as with other commercial interests whose lines of business are related to the CME/CE-certified content of this activity. In addition, presenters will disclose unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices discussed in their presentations. Such disclosures will be made in writing in course presentation materials.

• Photos from Hypertension 2019 Scientific Sessions (opens in new window)
• Slides: AHA Research: Grant Funding and Other Opportunities (PDF)
• Hypertension 2019 Abstracts published in Hypertension 
• Online Program Planner (opens in new window) 
• Hypertension 2019 Final Program (PDF) 

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