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Professor Maciej Tomaszewski named ISH President - Elect
2019-06-13
The ISH is pleased to announce that Professor Maciej Tomaszewski is the President-Elect of the Society. He will take up the Presidential office at the conclusion of the ISH/ESH 2020 meeting in Glasgow
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XVI Latin America Congress and V Central and Caribbean Congress of Hypertension and Cardiovascular Risk Factors
2018-11-23
The Joint Congress of the Latin American Society of Hypertension (LASH) and the Central American and Caribbean Society of Hypertension (SCCH) took place from 24-27th October 2018 in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. This was indeed an exciting meeting with an excellent faculty of renowned hypertension specialists. More importantly, this was the first time the LASH-SCCH introduced a young investigators session in their programme.
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ISH Hypertension News
2018-11-19
We are delighted to share with you the March 2019 issue of ISH Hypertension News.
ISH Hypertension News is available online @ http://ish-world.com/news/a/hypertensionnews/, ISSN: 2520-2782
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From the ISH President 2018-2020 – Alta Schutte
2018-09-27
I am delighted to begin my tenure as President of the International Society of Hypertension (ISH) and am greatly looking forward to working with the leadership in taking our Society forward over the next two years.
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Congratulations to the 2018 ISH Award Winners!
2018-09-27
Investigators from around the world were honoured at the ISH Awards Ceremony and Lectures session during the 27th Scientific Meeting (Hypertension Beijing 2018), which was held in Beijing, China from 20th to 23rd September 2018.
The ISH is pleased to announce the winners of the 2018 awards as follows.
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Thank you for May Measurement Month 2018 and for building on the 2017 success
2018-08-01
Thank you all of you who have supported May Measurement Month (MMM) 2018, a global public blood pressure screening programme led by the International Society of Hypertension (ISH) and endorsed by the World Hypertension League. With the generous support of numerous organisations including national hypertension and cardiac societies, thousands of volunteers from around the world came together for the second time to raise awareness of the issues surrounding raised blood pressure during MMM18.
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Congratulations to Professor Rhian Touyz!
Professor Rhian Touyz has been elected as a Fellow of the UK Academy of Medical Sciences. I am sure you will join us in congratulating Rhian on this extremely prestigious academic accolade. Professor Touyz is the ISH Immediate Past President, Chair of the ISH Women in Hypertension Research Committee and British Heart Foundation Professor and Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine; Director, Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow.
Read More 23/05/2017
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Shani Botha interview - May New Investigator of the month
Join us in congratulating our May 2017 ISH New Investigator of the month, Shani Botha, Senior Lecturer and Researcher with the Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART), at North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.
Read More 09/05/2017
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Global Hearts Initiative
To support governments in strengthening the prevention and control of cardiovascular disease (CVD), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC) launched the Global Hearts initiative in September 2016: an initiative comprising three technical packages.
Read More 04/04/2017
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Camilla Ferreira Wenceslau interview - April New Investigator of the month
Join us in congratulating our April 2017 ISH New Investigator of the month, Camilla Ferreira Wenceslau, Research Scientist in Cardiovascular Physiology at Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia
Read More 03/04/2017
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Yolandi Breet interview - March New Investigator of the month
Join us in congratulating our March 2017 ISH New Investigator of the month, Yolandi Breet, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Hypertension in Africa Research Team at North-West University Potchefstroom Campus, South Africa
Read More 09/03/2017
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World Kidney Day - 9th March 2017
World Kidney Day (WKD) is the global awareness campaign aimed at raising awareness of the importance of the kidneys. Get involved now!
Read More 08/03/2017
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Women in Hypertension Research - International Women's Day
On March 8th, International Women's Day, we celebrate the contributions of women in cardiovascular research.
Read More 07/03/2017
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Chronic kidney disease as independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease
Omar Al Dhaybi, MD, and George Bakris, MD of the ASH Comprehensive Hypertension Center in Chicago report on chronic kidney disease as independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease.
Read More 06/03/2017
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Basic Science: Dylan Burger
Beyond Basic Training: The role of an international society in discovery science
I am just a PhD Scientist. Early in my career I would often utter this phrase when asked if I was a clinician........Years ago a colleague suggested that statements like the above devalued discovery research and I stopped using it, but it has been my involvement in the ISH that has largely eliminated the need for a disclaimer at all.
Read More 06/03/2017
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Hot Off The Press: Dylan Burger
CD47-blocking antibodies restore phagocytosis and prevent atherosclerosis.
Read More 06/03/2017