The 20th Scientific Meeting of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) which will take place in Oslo, Norway, June 18-21, 2010.
A major proportion of the program will be based on original research with oral and poster presentations which will be selected from the large number of abstracts submitted by the participants, based on the in depth assessment by reviewers of the abstracts.
The 2010 ESH meeting will also contain a broad range of clinical and experimental research papers presented in numerous State-of-the-Art lectures, Plenary Sessions, Debates, How-To and other Teachings Sessions, Breakfast Workshops, Integrated Sessions for ESH Working Groups and Satellite Symposia. The European Society of Hypertension has in various aspects developed educational activities in cooperation with the European Society of Cardiology, one of these being recognitions and accreditations for medical specialities.
ESH Scientific meeting this time in Oslo is expected to be the largest hypertension meeting in the world. Hypertension creates an interest over a broad range of medical specialities from family medicine and general practise to the specialist fields of cardiology, nephrology and endocrinology and further to physiology and pharmacology. Hypertension is closely related to various cardiovascular, endocrine and renal diseases both as a cause and a consequence.

The “International Society of Vascular Health” ISVH® is pleased and honored to invite you to join the joint session organized by the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and the International Society of Vascular Health (ISVH) which will take place during the ESH congress in Oslo, 18-21 June 2010.

This year the aim of the joint session is to promote the vascular health concept, and to chair the experience of the Chinese ISVH branch, which is very active, in collaboration with the China social worker’s association vascular protection committee.

Please find the scientific program of the session which has been finalized with the ESH scientific committee.

The Seventh Chinese annual conference of vascular disease and artery function ＆ The Fifth Asian-Pacific Congress of International Society of Vascular Health（ISVH） will be held in Beijing in June 25-27，2010.

Like previous meetings，the scientific program of this 5th annual meeting will continue the tradition of high quality scientific program related to basic and clinical applications of arterial stiffness and cardiovascular prevention. A large portion of the program will be devoted to oral presentations and discussions，but it will also include state-of-the art lectures and workshops.

Vascular health has become a very important issue involved in different areas such as cardiovascular prevention and management of vascular diseases going from vascular genesis to the arterial effects of pharmacological treatment. Recently，the need to assess arterial stiffness，using pulse wave velocity measurements，has been incorporated into the European Guidelines for Hypertension Management. Moreover，results from recent studies are convincing of the need to evaluate arterial stiffness and central blood pressure as a key parameters in order to better understand the arterial hemodynamic and drugs effects. This better understanding of arterial stiffness and central blood pressure is leading to a clearer explanation of disease pathophysiology and will shed light on the mechanisms of vascular drugs activities.

The privilege contribution of number of international speakers and experts coming from China，Hong Kong，Japan，Korea，USA，and Europe will provide a full update on current international research and views in the field of arterial evaluation and its clinical applications.

ISVH is grateful to all the sponsors，the Chinese Minister of Health and Ministry of Civil Affairs，and all the speakers for their support and contribution to this important meeting. On behalf of the organizing committee，I Join the president of ISVH® China，Prof. Hongyu Wang，in giving a warm welcome to the 5th annual ISVH® China week meeting and look forward to the continued growth of ISVH，and to improving Vascular Health in patient’s worldwide.

First Announcement

The 6th Chinese Annual Meeting of Vascular Disease and Arterial Function and the 4th Asian-Pacific Congress of International Society of Vascular Health will be held in Guangzhou,Guiyang and Beijing on June 22-28th,2009.This meeting is co-organized by the International Society for Vascular Health Chinese Branch (ISVH China),Chinese Social Worker’s Association Vascular Protection Committee,Peking University Center for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease in Community,Journal of Chinese Health Medicine Cardiovascular Edition.The meeting will be co-chaired by Prof.Hongyu Wang,President of ISVH China Branch,Prof.Roland Asmar,President of International Society for Vascular Health,and Prof.Kohji Shirai.It is greatly honored that Prof.Suzanne Oparil,past president of American Heart Association and American Society of Hypertension,will attend the meeting as honorary chairman and give excellent lecture.Mr.David Oldfield,General Secretary of ISVH,many famous international and national experts will participate this meeting and talk about vascular genesis,genetic influence,vascular biomechanics,treatment and prevention of vascular events,and early-detection and treatment of vascular disease.

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Contact:
Ty-Minh Tan
t.tan@ihealthcare.ch
+41-79-457-5079

ISVH EXPANDS GLOBAL REACH WITH NEW WEBSITE, NEW OFFICES AND INCREASED INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS

St. Cloud, France, April 23 – The International Society of Vascular Health (ISVH) announces the launch of a new state-of-the-art website, new offices in France and upcoming international meetings. ISVH increases its global reach with virtual services as well as full-service offices supporting members internationally.

The organization’s new website www.isvh.net offers the latest information and resources available in vascular health including free downloads of full articles appearing in the latest edition of its peer-reviewed journal, Vascular Health and Risk Management, a Medline indexed journal with more than 25 articles appearing each month; the journal is currently in its fourth year and continues to expand its reach in vascular medicine. The ISVH website will update members regularly on international Congresses and medical meetings as well as news affecting the vascular health medical community.

ISVH opened new offices in early March in St. Cloud, France with a full-service staff. The office address is Building H 326 Bureaux de la Colline, 92213 St.Cloud cedex, France and its telephone number is: 331 74710362. Its second international office opens this month in New York City at 108 East 38th Street, Suite 700, New York, New York 10016. To reach the ISVH by email, please contact: isvh@cmcv.org.

ISVH will hold its second partnered session with the American Society for Hypertension (ASH) in San Francisco on May 8, 2009 during the 24th Annual ASH Scientific Meeting. Its Chinese Branch, ISVH China, will partner with the Chinese Social Worker’s Association Vascular Protection Committee for the fourth ISVH Annual Meeting and the fourth Asian-Pacific Congress of International Society of Vascular Health to be held in Guangzhou, Guiyang and Beijing June 22-28, 2009. The ISVH held the first Australasian and Japanese Congresses in 2008 and a second event is being planned for 2009 as well as an International Congress in Europe is being planned for 2010. Read more…

At the 24th ASH Annual Scientific Meeting
Friday, May 8th, 2009

Arterial evaluation. Clinically relevant?

Joint Session
At the 24th ASH Annual Scientific Meeting,
San Francisco Marriott
Friday May 8th 2009

Chairpersons:
Pr. Joseph IZZO (USA)
Pr. Roland Asmar (France)

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From March 2009, ISVH is pleased to infom you that it will occupy new premises, with a dedicated staff, at:

Building H
326 Bureaux de la Colline
92213 St.Cloud cedex
France

Tel: 331 74710362
Fax: 331 72349222
email: isvh@cmcv.org

A new office in New York is also in process and will be announced shortly. The ISVH Website has been updated and we trust that all members can now be fully informed of the continuing expansion worldwide of the International Society for Vascular Health (I.S.V.H.).

The first Australasian regional meeting of ISVH was held in Adelaide from 6th to 7th August 2008. The President of ISVH Australasia is Professor James Cameron (Melbourne, Australia) and the Secretary is Bronwyn Kingwell (Melbourne, Australia). Among a variety of topics actively debated was “Is there a place for assessing arterial mechanics/function in clinical medicine?”, delivered by Professor Kennedy Cruickshank (Manchester, UK).

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The official opening of the Japanese branch of ISVH was held in Tokyo on 13th July 2008. Over 400 doctors attended the opening ceremony which was chaired by Professor Kenji Takazawa (Tokyo, Japan). The Guest Lectures were given by Professor John Cockcroft (Cardiff, UK) who discussed the importance of Arterial Markers in Vascular Health management.

The second ISVH Japan Congress will be held in summer 2009. Full details will be posted shortly.

The third ISVH China Week was held between June 21- 28th 2008. The Honorary Chairman was Professor Lansheng Gong (Shanghai), and the President of ISVH China, Professor Hongyu Wang (Beijing). The first Congress was held in Guangzhou, and chaired by Professor Jianfang Luo (Guangdong Hospital). The Guest Speaker was Professor Kenji Takazawa (Tokyo) who delivered a well-received lecture “Do not discuss systolic pressure without measuring AI“.

The second Congress was held in Shanghai and split between the two largest hospitals, Ruijin Hospital (Professor Ruiyan Zhang) and Jiangsu Hospital (Professor Changwu Ruan). The Guest Speaker was Professor Kohji Shirai who lectured on “CAVI as a marker of arteriosclerosis in the metabolic syndrome”.

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In the USA, May 2008 saw the creation of an ongoing partnership between ISVH and the American Society of Hypertension (ASH). An official session was held by ISVH at the twenty-third annual ASH Congress, held in New Orleans, on May 16th. The session consisted of two lively debates. The first discussed “Therapeutic modification of arterial stiffness - dream or reality?”. The Moderator was Professor Joseph Izzo (New York). Arguing for the motion was Professor James Cameron (Melbourne, Australia), and against was Professor John Cockcroft (Cardiff, UK). An extremely active debate followed. The discussion is available on the official ASH Congress CDROM.

The second debate asked the topical question “Do novel biomarkers improve the diagnosis and management of cardiovascular disease?”, the Moderator was Professor Jay Cohn (Minneapolis). Arguing that they do indeed improve management was Professor Kennedy Cruickshank (Manchester, UK), and for the defense was Professor Ernesto Schiffrin (Canada). Another challenging discussion followed.

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