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(Hypertension. 2002;39:309.)
© 2002 American Heart Association, Inc.

Preface

Proceedings of the Council for High Blood Pressure Research, 2001

Donald J. DiPette

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I am saddened to have to write this introduction for the Hypertension Proceedings against the horrific backdrop of the events of September 11, 2001. However, the tremendous success of both this year’s annual conference, held a mere 11 days following September 11, and this publication of the Proceedings is a tribute to, not only the human spirit, but also the scientific spirit. I thank all who attended and actively participated. It is heartening to see the individual representation from a multitude of countries and cultures.

This issue of Hypertension contains selected manuscripts based on presentations made at the 55th Annual Fall Conference and Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association Council for High Blood Pressure Research. The meeting was held in Chicago, Illinois, September 23 through 25, 2001. The conference was preceded by the Workshop on Genetics and Genomics and their Approaches to the Understanding of Mechanisms Involved in Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease, which was organized by Dr Alberto Nasjletti. The program for the conference included 92 oral presentations and 237 posters that were selected from the submitted abstracts. These presentations, which were judged the best of hypertension research, covered a variety of topics: from genetics, molecular biology, receptors, vascular biology, and signal transduction to clinical hypertension and obesity. Presenters were encouraged to submit manuscripts that would be considered for publication in this proceedings issue of Hypertension. There were 137 manuscripts submitted, and 73 were accepted for publication. Manuscripts were reviewed by two referees and a section editor. Only . . . [Full Text of this Article]