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(Hypertension. 1995;26:1.)
© 1995 American Heart Association, Inc.

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Structure and Function of Large Arteries

Second Workshop

Edward D. Frohlich, Editor-in-Chief; Michel Safar, Guest Editor; Hans Brunner, Associate Guest Editor; Giuseppe Mancia, Associate Guest Editor; Stephane Laurent, Associate Guest Editor; Michael O'Rourke, Associate Guest Editor

	Introduction

 
The articles that follow in this issue of Hypertension represent part of the proceedings of a special symposium, the "Second Workshop on Structure and Function of Large Arteries," a program organized by Professor Michel Safar at the Lutetia Hotel in Paris on January 20 and 21, 1995. This workshop was organized in the context of a special Biomed Program of the European Community and corresponded also to an educational grant-in-aid by Servier Laboratories.

When Professor Safar contacted the journal over a year in advance to determine our interest in publishing this program, we initiated discussions with Professor Safar and the American Heart Association staff. Dr Safar gave us total assurance that each of the papers submitted for publication would be subjected to the same peer review process for all manuscripts submitted to Hypertension, that this peer review process would involve the prior selection of journal-approved reviewers, and that there would be no special journal supplement for this workshop. Professor Safar agreed to serve as Guest Editor and to work closely with me at each step to assure no breach in our communications. Moreover, he and his grantor agreed to discuss with the American Heart Association, in advance and independent of the journal editors, all financial arrangements for this publication. Each of these administrative stipulations was agreed to by Professor Safar.

Dr Safar immediately organized a team of Associate Guest Editors: Hans Brunner, MD, Lausanne, Switzerland; Giuseppe Mancia, MD, Milan, Italy; Stephane Laurent, MD, Paris, France; and Michael O'Rourke, MD, . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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