60th Annual Fall Conference and Scientific Sessions of the Council for High Blood Pressure Research in association with the Council on the Kidney in Cardiovascular Disease

Advance Program
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Visa Letter
Itinerary Planner
Marriott Online Reservations
Manuscript Instructions
Special Information for Trainee Attendees
Novartis Award for Hypertension Research

Conference Description and Target Audience
The two-and-one-half-day scientific program gives physicians and research investigators an opportunity to enhance their knowledge, advance their skills, and learn about the latest developments in research pertaining to:

Hypertension
Stroke
Kidney function
Obesity
Genetics

The program will include state-of-the-art lectures and more than 350 oral and poster abstract presentations and discussions led by authorities.

Workshop on Sex Hormones, Gender and Hypertension – Molecular Mechanisms to Clinical Implications
This one-day workshop precedes the CHBPR Fall Conference at the Marriott Rivercenter in San Antonio, Texas, on Oct. 4, 8 a.m.- 6:30 p.m. The workshop will be followed by Poster Session I, which will include abstracts on this topic selected from the "Gender and Hypertension" category. Separate registration is required for the workshop. Program available soon.

CME/CE
CME credit will be offered.

Abstracts
Abstracts selected for presentation will be published in the October 2006 online issue of the American Heart Association journal Hypertension. Abstracts accepted for publication may not be published or presented at any national meeting or world congress in the United States before the conference.

Please review the abstract submission instructions, rules and guidelines prior to submitting your abstract.

Abstract Acceptance and Presentation
This provides information on abstract acceptance and presentation.

Publication
Abstracts selected for the program will be printed in the October 2006 issue of the AHA journal Hypertension. All presenters will also have an option to submit a manuscript for the spring 2007 supplement issue. Further information will be provided here when available.

Awards
View a full listing of awards available for this conference.

Abstract Presentation Guidelines
Oral Guidelines
Poster Guidelines

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Hotel Accommodations/Venue/Transportation
The conference will take place at the Marriott Rivercenter in San Antonio, Texas. The hotel is located at 101 Bowie Street and is adjacent to the Rivercenter Mall and the San Antonio River Walk, and steps away from the Alamo. The Marriott Rivercenter is located eight miles from the San Antonio airport and can be easily accessed by airport bus to downtown hotels or a short cab ride.

As of early September, the Marriott Rivercenter Hotel no longer has rooms available at the conference rate. Please visit the website for the San Antonio Convention and Visitors Bureau for more information on local hotels.

More Information:
E-mail: scientificconferences@heart.org
Phone: (214) 570-5935 or (888) 242-2453
News Media Relations Telephone: (214) 706-1173
Sponsorship Opportunities: gina.smith@heart.org

Media registrants: Reporters, writers, producers or editors with credentials from a newspaper, magazine, online news service, radio or TV network or station, wire service and syndicate may register to attend the conference. Media interested in attending should contact the News Media Relations office at (214) 706-1173, or e-mail Wynette.Randolph@heart.org.

Photography Note
Please be aware that attendees, vendors and guests may be photographed and videotaped by AHA vendors during the 60th Annual Fall Conference and Scientific Sessions of the Council for High Blood Pressure Research in association with the Council on the Kidney in Cardiovascular Disease. Some of these photographs or videos may be displayed by the AHA in future publications or materials connected with the event. If you do not want your image displayed by the AHA, please contact the AHA in writing at 7272 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX 75231-4596, no later than Sept. 20, 2006.

Abstracts, lectures and presentations from the 60th Annual Fall Conference and Scientific Sessions of the Council for High Blood Pressure Research, in association with the Council on the Kidney in Cardiovascular Disease, are embargoed for release at the time of presentation. Information may not be released before the scheduled presentation time