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Bakris  

Desir  

Sim  

Reiffel  

Deedwania  

Berns  

Peixoto  

Taler  

Textor  

Carey  

Viera  

American Society of Hypertension Annnual Scientific Meeting (Parts 2-6)   
Flash slide/audio
New York, NY; May, 2012

Renal Sympathetic Nerves, Hypertension, and Cardiovascular Disease
Sympathetic Nervous System and Cardiovascular Outcomes
Stevo Julius, MD

Role of Sympathetic Fibers on Renal Function
Gary V. Desir, MD

Renal Denervation for Resistant Hypertension
George L. Bakris, MD

Renalase regulates blood pressure
Drs. Gary Desir, Peili Wang, Lieqi Tang, and Heino Velazquez

Comparative Outcomes in Resistant Hypertension
John J. Sim, MD

Hypertension Highlights 2012 - Part III: The Heart
Atrial Arrhythmias—Pathogenesis and Treatment
James A. Reiffel, MD

New Insights into Preserved Systolic Function Heart Failure
Prakash C. Deedwania, MD

Hypertension Highlights 2012 - Part II: The Kidney
Blood Pressure Monitoring in Chronic Kidney Disease
Aldo J. Peixoto, MD

Erythrocyte Stimulating Agents, Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Risk
Jeffrey S. Berns, MD

Hypertension Highlights 2012 - Part I: The Artery
Central Blood Pressure from the Framingham Experience
Gary F. Mitchell, MD

Hemodynamic Measurements to Guide Antihypertensive Therapy
Sandra J. Taler, MD

Theme II: Secondary Causes of Hypertension: An Update
When to Consider Secondary Causes of Hypertension
Anthony J. Viera, MD

Adrenal Causes of Secondary Hypertension- Pheochromocytoma and Aldosteronoma
Robert M. Carey, MD

Renovascular Hypertension
Stephen C. Textor, MD

(more...)


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