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Page 2 In our previous issue (Opus 36), we published three papers on “Renal denervation”. Shortly after our publication, Ms. Wendy Dougherty, US, Director of Corporate Communications at Medtronic, asked us to publish “corrections” of the papers written by Dr. George Bakris, US and Dr. Peter Sever, UK. You will find her comments on page 12. George Bakris waived responding. Peter Sever has sent us a fairly comprehensive response entitled “Who’s kidding whom or, in search of the truth”, which you will find on pages 13-14. “What did HYVET really tell us” wonders Dr. Bo Carlberg, referring to a paper, recently published in Journal of Hypertension and an Editorial Commentary published in the same issue. Bo Carlberg’s main point is that two thirds of the data in HYVET comes from the study of old patients who were taken off blood pressure lowering treatment before the start of the trial. In The Swedish Trial in Old Patients with Hypertension (STOP), the corresponding figure was about 50%. Hence, it seems clear that we should refrain from stopping blood pressure lowering treatment in the very old unless there is a strong indication for doing so. One wonders: Is that what current guidelines advise us to do? In this issue you will find an interesting description of the “ South African Scenario ” compiled by Brian Rayner and Lionel Opie. Below you will also find a farewell from Dr. Ernesto Schiffrin, Canada who steps down as President of the ISH in Athens and is succeeded by Dr. Rhian Touyz, UK. The members of the Communication Committee thank Ernesto Schiffrin for an excellent collaboration and a job well done. Have a good read! Lars H Lindholm, Editor Dear members of the International Society of Hypertension, At the end of my mandate as President I wish to recapitulate for you briefly some of the salient moments of my period as President of ISH. I started my Presidency at a very auspicious time, the scientific meeting of ISH in Sydney, Australia, in October 2012. My first objective at the time was to organise a retreat of the leadership and prominent senior and younger members of the society to re- examine our direction and decide on activities that would enhance the profile and functioning of ISH at the same time that they contributed to increase awareness of hypertension and improve the management of high blood pressure around the world. Accordingly we met in Milan in June 2013, an intense meeting that came up with a number of recommendations that are in the course of being implemented, and which I have referred to in detail in a previous report published in this Newsletter last year. In this issue, you will find two new headlines. First, “ Hot off the Press – Basic Science ” written by Dr. Dylan Burger, Canada. Dylan Burger will broaden the “HOT off the Press” section, previously dominated by reports on clinical and/or epidemiological papers and written by Dr. Bo Carlberg, Sweden and/or by me. Second, “ The Council’s Corner ” where some of our Council members have been asked to express their views on hypertension issues. First to contribute are Dr. Aletta Schutte, South Africa and Dr. Michael Weber, USA. Two or three papers from different members will follow in future issues of HT News. NOTES FROM THE EDITOR Lars H. Lindholm Dear ISH Member – Athens here we come! It is my pleasure to present Hypertension News Opus 37 to you, in advance of the ESH/ISH meeting in Athens. FROM THE ISH PRESIDENT, A FINAL REPORT Ernesto Schiffrin, MD, PhD
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