ISH Middle East and North Africa Regional Advisory Group Chair Jafar Alsaid reports on their recent meeting which explored the effects of fasting on blood pressure and the impact of environmental pollution on cardiovascular disease.

The ISH is saddened to hear of the death of Professor Henry Black. Professor Black was a significant figure in the field of hypertension, publishing almost 400 papers and authoring several textbooks on hypertension. He was formerly President of the American Society of Hypertension, and was known for the time he dedicated to mentorship of students in the field.

A review published in June 2024 outlines how sex-specific risk factors, including pregnancy and menopause, make women more likely to have more adverse cardiovascular outcomes than men, and how gaps in management outcomes persist between the two sexes. Authors include ISH Past President Alta Schutte.

Hosts Guto Montezano and Mariane Bertagnolli interview three women from the ISH Mentorship and Training Committee, Lebo Gafane-Matemane, Karla Neves and Hamdi Jama, who speak about their career paths, their experience of mentorship and more.

The International Society of Hypertension is pleased to announce that our 2026 Scientific Meeting will be held in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates from 22 to 25 October 2026.  The meeting will be hosted by the Emirates Cardiac Society (ECS).

On World Kidney Day 2024, nephrology and hypertension specialist and ISH member Erika Jones writes about the link between hypertension and kidney disease,steps patients can take to help manage the conditions, and the importance of clinicians remaining up to date in the care of people with high blood pressure and kidney disease.

The ISH is pleased to support the launch of a new report which aims to improve adherence to treatment for high blood pressure.

A new paper outlines how the ‘HEARTS in the Americas’ programme is improving hypertension control rates across Latin America and the Caribbean.