A total of twenty-one abstracts were submitted to the poster session. The six highest-ranked abstracts were selected to compete for an award jointly presented by the International Society of Hypertension (ISH) and the Caribbean Society for Hypertension and Cardiovascular Prevention (SCCH). The evaluation was conducted by Minolfa Prieto MD (USA), César Romero MD PhD (USA), and Dagnovar Aristizábal MD (Colombia).
Effects of Parental Fructose Overload on Offspring: Sex-Specific Autonomic Dysfunction and Renal Damage
Authors: Tânia Plens Shecaira1, Camila Paixão1, Victor Hugo Martins de Miranda1, Danielle da Silva Dias1, Antonio Viana do Nascimento Filho1, Nathalia Bernardes2, Maria Cláudia Irigoyen3, Kátia De Angelis1.
1Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Dept. de Fisiologia, Sao Paulo, Brazil;
2Universidade Sao Judas Tadeu, Laboratorio do Movimento Humano, Sao Paulo, Brazil;
3Universidade de Sao Paulo, Laboratorio de Hipertensao Experimental, Instituto do Coracao,
Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Received funds to attend the 2026 Joint International Society of Hypertension (ISH) – Emirates Cardiac Society (ECS), to be held in Dubai, October 22–25, 2026, and a registration scholarship to attend the 2026 Central American and Caribbean Society for Hypertension and Cardiovascular Prevention (SCCH), to be held in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, October 22–25, 2026.
Mitochondrial Dysfunction Contributes to Cardiac Impairment After Anti-Angiogenic Factors Exposure in Pregnant Rats
Authors: Barbara C Jorge1, Cristal J Toghi1, Jaylen J Sandifer1, Alexandre A da Silva1, Ngoc H Hoang1, Kristin S Edwards1, Sajid Shahul2, Joey P Granger1, Ana C Palei1.
1University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine,
Jackson, Mississippi, United States of America;
2University of Chicago, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care,
School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Awarded funds to cover a registration scholarship to attend the 2026 Central American and Caribbean Society for Hypertension and Cardiovascular Prevention (SCCH), to be held in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, October 22–25, 2026.
Home Blood Pressure Self-Monitoring Practices and Blood Pressure Levels in a Community-Based Adult Population
Author: Rennie Michelle Medina Martinez1, Estefany Marili Espinal1, Isis Gabriela Jaco1, Ana Barrientos1.
1Universidad Católica de Honduras, San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
Awarded with a registration scholarship to attend the 2026 Central American and Caribbean Society for Hypertension and Cardiovascular Prevention (SCCH), to be held in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, October 22–25, 2026.
DR. CARLOS FERRARIO SELECTED AS THE 2024 MORETON RESEARCH AWARD RECIPIENT
The Southern Medical Association is pleased to announce that Carlos Ferrario, MD, FAHA, FASH, FAPS, FISH, FACC, has been selected as the 2024 recipient of the Dr. Robert D. and Alma W. Moreton Research Award to be presented at this year’s Annual Scientific Assembly in Atlanta, Georgia.
Dr. Ferrario is Professor Emeritus, Department of Surgery, and Founder of the Hypertension and Vascular Research Center, Atrium Health Wake Forest School of Medicine. In addition, he is the Founder of the Consortium for Southeastern Hypertension Control (COSEHC™), an organization which has pioneered medical and educational efforts directed to reduce cardiovascular deaths in the South, serving as its President and Chief Executive Officer until 2008. Dr. Ferrario has published over 500 papers, more than 70 book chapters, and five books and has mentored physicians, many of whom have become major medical leaders throughout the world.
Dr. Ferrario will present the Moreton Lecture on Friday, October 25, 2024, during SMA’s Annual Scientific Assembly. In his lecture, “The Janus Paradox. The Two Faces of ACE2 in Cardiovascular Disease,” he will discuss the clinical importance of the ACE2/Ang-(1-7)/Mas-R axis in counteracting Ang II pathological actions and elaborate on potential therapies to enhance ACE2 activity or directly supplement Ang-(1-7) to restore the protective balance in patients with severe COVID-19.
IASH provides awards for early career investigators to support their travel expenses to IASH meeting. The applicants must be IASH members at the time of application.
Romero C, Kumar N, Carretero OA. Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, USA (Second Place: $US 750).
Production of anti-inflammatory peptide N-Acetyl-Seryl-Aspartyl-Lysyl-Proline (Ac-SDKP) in Kidney
Perdicaro J, Rodriguez Lanzi MC, Antoniolli A, Fontina A, Bottini RA, Miatello RM, Vasquez Prieto MA. Labaratorio de fisiopatologia Cardiovacular, FCM, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo e Instituto de Medicina y Biologia Experimental de Cuyo (IMBECU)-CONICET, and Instituto de Biologia Agricola de Mendoza (IBAM-CONICET), Mendoza Argentina (Third place: $US 500).
Participation of food rich in phenolic compounds on adipose tissue angiogenesis and inflammation
The IASH participated at this year’s American Heart Association Council on Hypertension Scientific Sessions by offering the IASH/COH New Investigator Travel Award for Central and South American Trainees.
The top 10-scored submitted abstracts were selected to receive complimentary registration to the conference plus $1,000 U.S. Dollars to help defray travel expenses.
New investigators presented their abstracts in either oral or poster format during the conference. Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/IASHonline to see pictures of the IASH activities during this scientific meeting.
The Awards Committee of the Inter-American Society of Hypertension (IASH) is seeking nominations for the IASH Lifetime Achievement Award. The IASH Lifetime Achievement Award is presented to one individual who has had a lifetime of outstanding achievements in the field of hypertension, shown service to the IASH, and has served as a role model through service, research, and teaching. In general, the recipient of this award must have had a career spanning at least 25 years.
The Awards Committee will assess the candidate’s overall scientific, teaching and service contributions to the field of hypertension and to the IASH.
Jasmina Varagic, MD, PhD
Chair, IASH Awards Committee
Hypertension and Vascular Research Center
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Medical Center Blvd
Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1032
jvaragic@wakehealth.edu
| Bridget Brosnihan, Ph.D. USA | 2014 | BRAZIL |
|---|---|---|
| Luis I. Juncos, M.D. Argentina | 2011 | USA |
| John E. Hall, Ph.D. – USA | 2009 | BRAZIL |
| Alberto Nasjletti, M.D. – USA | 2007 | USA |
| Artur Beltrame Ribeiro, M.D., Ph.D. – Brazil | 2005 | MÉXICO |
| Carlos M. Ferrario, M.D. – USA | 2003 | USA |
| Juan Carlos Romero, M.D. – USA | 2001 | CHILE |
| Oscar Carretero, M.D. – USA | 1999 | ARGENTINA |
| Edward D. Frohlich, M.D. – USA | 1999 | ARGENTINA |
| Eduardo Krieger, M.D., Ph.D. – Brazil | 1997 | MÉXICO |
PARTNERING TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG SCIENTISTS IN LATIN AMERICA, IASH IS HELPING FOSTER A VIBRANT AND DIVERSE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY THAT IS EQUIPPED TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES OF THE 21ST CENTURY.
IASH sponsored travel grants for three young scientists to present their research, exchange ideas, and establish connections with peers and potential collaborators at the 2024 Angiotensin Gordon Conference.
Poster Awards at the XXII Scientific Sessions of the IASH, Guatemala 2026