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30th Congress of the International Society of Hypertension (ISH2024) September 19-22, 2024 – Cartagena, Colombia .

The IASH participated in this year’s Congress of the International Society of Hypertension (ISH), held in Cartagena, Colombia (September 19-22, 2024). Drs. Luis Alcocer (IASH President), Ana Palei (IASH General Secretary), Minolfa Prieto (IASH Assistant Secretary), Mariela Gironacci (Chair, Professional Societies Liaison), Ernesto Schiffrin (Chair, International Liaison Committee), Daniel Piskorz (IASH Governor for Argentina), Maria Claudia Irigoyen (IASH Governor for Brazil), Dora Ines Salazar-Molina (IASH Governor for Colombia), Ernesto Peñaherrera (IASH Governor for Ecuador), Jose Ortellado (IASH Governor for Paraguay), and Margarita Díaz (IASH Governor for Uruguay) participated at different sessions as invited chairs, speakers, panelists, and poster judges.

Below is a list of some of the activities in which IASH board members were involved and pictures of participants at this outstanding scientific meeting. In addition, please visit our social media accounts – Facebook (@IASH online), Instagram (@iashonline) , and LinkedIn (@Inter-American Society of Hypertension) – to have access to information from past, current, and future events sponsored by the IASH.

September 19, 2024, 7:00 - 10:30 pm
IASH Business Meeting and Dinner

September 21, 2024, 9:20 - 10:35 am
Joint Symposium of the International Society of Hypertension (ISH) and Interamerican Society of Hypertension (IASH): “Advances in Hypertension Research”
Chairs: Ana Palei, PhD and Minolfa Prieto, MD, PhD
09:20 - 09:35 am: “The Complexity of the Prorenin Receptor in the Pathogenesis of Hypertension” – Minolfa Prieto, MD, PhD
09:35 - 09:50 am: Selective Aldosterone Synthase Inhibitors – Elizabeth Muxfeldt, MD
09:50 - 10:05 am: “Endothelin Antagonists for Resistant Hypertension” – Ernesto Schiffrin, MD, PhD
10:05 - 10:20 am: “Contemporary Research Advances in the Treatment of Preeclampsia and its Cardiovascular Complications” – Ana Palei, PhD
10:20 - 10:35 am: Q&A

September 22, 2024, 8:00 - 9:00 am
Joint Symposium of the International Society of Hypertension (ISH) and Interamerican Society of Hypertension (IASH): “Position Paper Against Discrimination in the Management of Patients Living with Hypertension in LATAM”
Chairs: Luis Alcocer, MD, and Margarita Diaz, MD
08:00 - 08:20 am: Presentation of the Position Paper – Luis Alcocer, MD
08:20 - 9:00 am: Panel Discussion – Daniel Piskorz, MD; Dora Ines Molina de Salazar, MD; Maria Claudia Irigoyen, MD, PhD; Joffre Lara Teran, MD.