Dear Colleagues,

We are really very happy to welcome you again in Athens for joining us in the 6th Official pre-ESH International Congress Satellite Symposium, entitled “Update on Difficult to Control Hypertension and Related Comorbidities’’, on 29-30 March, 2019.

Despite lifestyle and pharmacological interventions, hypertensives still today suffer from uncontrolled high blood pressure. Difficult to control or resistant hypertension is also more common among patients with other comorbidities like chronic kidney disease, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus. These phenotypes of hypertensive patients are related with augmented cardiovascular risk and integrated management is warranted. For the medical community taking care of hypertensive patients (Cardiologists, Internists, Nephrologists, General Practitioners) this Symposium aims to provide a forum of exchanging current knowledge and sharing clinical experience for the management of difficult to control hypertension. The Symposium aims to propose an updated scaffold for best therapeutic strategies in high-risk hypertensives. The Symposium’s sessions including round tables, debates and lively discussions have two main scopes: First to help physicians to understand the complex pathophysiology of hypertensive disease and to ensure successful implementation of antihypertensive management. Particularly this year there are dedicated sessions and workshops focusing on the new hypertension guidelines with the participation of world-known experts. Participants after completion of the Symposium will be able to transform into clinical practice the medical knowledge shared in the meeting, leading to better hypertension care. Finally, with the active participation of the leaders of the ESH Working Groups and the ESH Excellence Centers the new ESH research projects will be presented and the current clinical experience will be exchanged. Having the above in mind, we are excited to share with you the final scientific program and the knowledge of international experts as a foretaste of the main meeting of the ESH in Milan 21-24 June 2019.

Participate, learn and share your experience in this 6th Official pre-ESH Congress Satellite Symposium.

Prof. Costas Tsioufis Chairman of the Symposium ESH – President

Prof. Roland E. Schmieder Co-Chairman of the Symposium