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(Hypertension. 2007;50:702.)
© 2007 American Heart Association, Inc.

Preface to the XVIIth Scientific Meeting of the Inter-American Society of Hypertension

Joey P. Granger

From the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson.

Correspondence to Dr Joey Granger, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 N State St, Jackson MS 39216-4505. E-mail jgranger@physiology.umsmed.edu

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	Introduction

 
The present issue of Hypertension contains selected manuscripts based on presentations made at the XVIIth Scientific Meeting of the Inter-American Society of Hypertension (IASH). The meeting was held from May 6 through 10, 2007, in Miami, Fla. The IASH meetings were cosponsored by the Consortium for Southeastern Hypertension Control (COSEHC), a national organization dedicated to reducing the risk of hypertension-related diseases of the heart and the blood vessels in the southeastern US. The conference program included state-of-the-art lectures and 336 abstract presentations. These presentations covered a variety of topics ranging from molecular genetics and vascular biology to clinical and epidemiological aspects of hypertension. On behalf of all the IASH members, I congratulate the meeting organizers, Drs Carlos M. Ferrario and Leopoldo Raij, for organizing a highly successful and informative scientific meeting.

Participants of the IASH meeting were encouraged to submit manuscripts for publication in this proceedings issue of Hypertension. Most of the manuscripts were reviewed by 2 referees and the editors. There were 60 manuscripts submitted, and 14 (23%) accepted for publication. Because of budget and time constraints, only the manuscripts that were highly meritorious and that required minor or no revisions were accepted. Unfortunately, many excellent manuscripts could not be published in the supplement.

Online submissions and reviews were utilized to improve the efficiency of the review process. The editors of Hypertension were especially valuable this year in expediting the online review process and maintaining the same high standards held for regular submissions to Hypertension. I want . . . [Full Text of this Article]