An Overview

Reflecting the pioneering work of Arthur C. Guyton, Hypertension and the Kidney will convene an eminent group of nephrologists, hypertensiologists, cardiologists and endocrinologists to update, review and debate the kidney’s causal role in hypertension leading to end organ damage and kidney failure.

Why Hypertension and the Kidney?

The role of the kidney in the control of blood pressure and total body autoregulation has long since been recognized. Three decades have witnessed an accumulation of data both supporting and contradicting Guyton’s “infinite gain” theory describing how the kidney’s involvement in fluid volume regulation determines blood pressure levels in the long-term.

This timely symposium will adopt the necessary multidisciplinary approach to provide the latest basic and clinical insight within the field and signpost future directions and solutions from the "bench to the bedside". An inspiring panel of first class speakers will explore how Guyton’s concept has influenced research and patient management to-date and debate its future translational value in shaping therapies to come.

Topic highlights will include:

Diuretics Revisited
Guyton’s Concept 2007
Proteinuria and Hypertension
RAAS and Cardiovascular Risk
Salt - Regulating Effectors
New Methods and Directions

The plenary lectures will honor the work of Guyton, the basic and the clinical sessions will offer the cutting edge discovery, and the translational sessions will direct research scientists and clinicians toward the future of patient treatment and care.