State of the Art Lectures:
Up to date lectures on all new aspects of hypertension will be given by a distinguished faculty of invited speakers.
1- Prevention of hypertension
Paul Whelton
December 6th, 1993 12.30 Halls A and B
2- The relationship between atherosclerosis, hypertension and hypercholesterolemia
Aram Chobanian
December 6th, 1993 12.30 Halls C and D
3- Treatment of mild hypertension Ray Gifford
December 7th, 1993 09.00 Halls A and B
4- Genetics and molecular mechanisms in hypertension Robert Carey
December 7th, 1993 09.00 Halls C and D
5- New clinical trials in hypertension : Are they necessary?
Lennart Hanson
December 8th, 1993 09.00 Halls A and B
6- Endothelial function in hypertension
Helmy Siragy
December 8th, 1993 09.00 Halls C and D

Plenary Sessions:
Two sessions will be on hypertension in the Arab World where speakers from eight different Arab countries ( Saudi Arabia - Lebanon - Jordan - Morocco - Oman - U.A.E. - Bahrain and Algeria) will address the problem of hypertension in these countries. A session will be devoted to the Egyptian NHP where the preliminary results of the project will be presented. The fourth session will be on the identification and treatment of cardiovascular risk factors.

1- Hypertension in the Arab world (1)
December 6th, 1993 10.40 Halls A, B, C and D
2- Hypertension in the Arab world (2)
December 6th, 1993 14.30 Halls A and B
3- Identification and treatment of cardiovascular risk factors
December 7th, 1993 09.30 Halls A and B
4- Results of the Egyptian National Hypertension Project (NHP)
December 8th, 1993 09.30 Halls A and B

Workshops:
A- Pregnancy and hypertension
4 December 6th, 1993 16.30 Hall D
B- Problems in the management of hypertensive
December 7th, 1993 11.30 Hall C and D

Symposia:
A- Economics of hypertension control
December 6th, 1993 16.30 Hall C
B- New Strategies in the treatment of hypertension in the elderly
December 6th, 1993 16.30 Hall C
C- Left ventricular hypertrophy
December 7th, 1993 11.30 Hall A and B
D- Ambulatory Blood pressure monitoring
December 7th, 1993 11.30 Hall E

"How to "sessions:
A- How to investigate a newly discovered hypertensive
December 7th, 1993 14.30 Hall A
B- How to measure blood pressure accurately
December 7th, 1993 14.30 Hall B
C- How to treat hypertensive emergencies and urgencies
December 7th, 1993 16.30 Hall C
D- How to conduct public education programs
December 7th, 1993 16.30 Hall E
E- How to treat resistant hypertension
December 7th, 1993 16.30 Hall B
F- How to manage renal vascular hypertension
December 7th, 1993 16.00 Hall D

Panel Discussion:
The rise of end stage renal disease in USA and Egypt
December 8th, 1993 11.30 Halls A and B

Controversy:
Are diuretics preferred as a first line of therapy?
Ray Gifford and Norman Kaplan
December 8th, 1993 14.30 Halls A and B

Meet the Experts:
These sessions are designed to provide scholarly yet informal interchanges of information between recognized authorities or workers in the field and a small group of cardiologists emphasizing maximum audience participation.

1- Place of new antihypertension drugs Ray Gifford and Norman Kaplan
December 7th, 1993 16.30 Hall A

2- Management of endocrinal hypertension Robert Carey and Samir Abde' Kader
December 8th, 1993 14.30 Hall C

3- Hypertension detection in nontraditional settings Lawrence Appel and Jeanne Charletston
December 8th, 1993 14.30 Halls D

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