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Multimedia
Please check out the newly added section "Multimedia", featuring the Hypertension 2008 VideoNews, Webcasts, and Podcasts.


Abstract Book
The complete Abstract Book is now available for download. Please note: The file is 23 MB in size.

Scientific Program
Download the full conference program as PDF by clicking on the link below. Comprehensive details are provided on every aspect of the conference.

CME Accreditation
Hypertension 2008 has been fully accredited by German and European authorities, with 38 respectively 30 CME credits. Please check the Conference Information section for details.

 
Dear Friends,
Dear Colleagues,
Dear Representatives,


It was our great pleasure welcoming you to Hypertension 2008, the joint congress bringing together delegates for the 18th Scientific Meeting of the European Society of Hypertension and the 22nd Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Hypertension, held in Berlin, Germany, from June 14 to 19, 2008.

After the successful 2006 meetings of ESH in Madrid and ISH in Fukuoka, we are convinced that the joint meeting of our societies was also offering you a great program with the latest results in the field of hypertension. Over 8,500 delegates have been registered to the conference.

The regular scientific program was accompanied by a variety of opportunities to share scientific knowledge and clinical experience through state-of-the-art lectures, breakfast topical workshops and satellite symposia. Also included were educational programs for practising physicians and health care professionals.
 

Berlin, currently one of the most exciting cities in the world, provided the perfect background for Hypertension 2008. As the hometown of celebrated scientists like Robert Koch and Rudolf Virchow, Berlin has a long and outstanding history of medical discoveries. This history is continued by the Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin and its research facilities at the present time.

 

Thank you very much for joining us at Hypertension 2008.


Detlev Ganten         Congress President

Martin Paul              Vice Presdient | Congress Secretariat

Karl-Heinz Rahn     Vice President | Finances

Thomas Unger        Vice-President | Scientific Program

 




Latest News


Full Press Kits available
As a special service to journalists, all full press kits from Hypertension 2008 Press Conferences are available for download in the Press & Media section.

Webcasts available
Webcasts for all Educational Track Sessions, Teaching Seminars, Plenary Sessions and Clinical Trials & Hot Topics Oral Sessions are now available in the Multimedia section for online viewing.

Scientific Program Update
The scientific program of Hypertension is now very close to its finalization. Many details are now available in the program section as well as for download.

Over 2.500 Abstracts Submitted
The Local Organizing Committee and the Scientific Program Committee are proud to announce a new record in the history of ESh and ISH: Over 2.500 valid abstracts have been submitted to Hypertension 2008. The reviewing will take until the end of February, and submitters can expect notification at the end of March.