PROGRAMME

10th International Congress of Hypertension of the Hypertension Society of Serbia

DAY I	February 26, 2026 HOTEL MONA PLAZA DORCOL

08.00 – 09.00	Registration of participants
	SESSION: HYPERTENSION Moderators: Vesna Stojanov, Nenad Radivojević
09.00 – 09.12	ASH/ESH/ESC recommendations; appropriate treatment selection Vesna Stojanov
09.12 – 09.24	Variability of blood pressure and cardiovascular risk Giuseppe Mancia
09.24 – 09.36	Proper diagnostic of arterial hypertension Marija Marjanović
09.36 – 09.48	Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy Nenad Radivojević
09.48 – 09.55	Discussion
	SESSION: SPORTS AND HYPERTENSION Moderators: Ana Đorđević Dikić, Ivana Nedeljković
10.00 – 10.12	Hypertension and risk of pursuing sports Vojislav Giga
10.12 – 10.24	Treatment of hypertension in active athletes: Recommendations and specificities Nenad Radivojević
10.24 – 10.36	Arrhythmias in athletes with hypertension – diagnostics and management Ivana Nedeljković
10.36 – 10.48	Stress tests and functional assessment in athletes with hypertension Marina Ostojić
10.48 – 10.53	Discussion
10.53 – 11.08	Coffee break
	SESSION: ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND PREVENTION Moderators: Branko Jakovljević, Katarina Paunović
11.10 – 11.22	Importance of diet in prevention and treatment of arterial hypertension Branko Jakovljević
11.22 – 11.34	Environmental factors and cardiovascular health Katarina Paunović
11.34 – 11.46	War, stress and hypertension Peter Nilsson
11.46 – 11.58	Hypertension and stroke in the Serbian population Dragana Jović
11.58 – 12.10	Cardiovascular diseases – national priority in the Republic of Serbia Dragana Atanasijević
12.10 – 12.22	Mobile applications in the correction of risk factors in secondary prevention: hypertension in focus Ivana Burazor
12.22 – 12.27	Discussion
	SESSION: UNCONTROLLED HYPERTENSION Moderators: Goran Stanković, Vesna Stojanov
12.30 – 12.40	Uncontrolled hypertension Vesna Stojanov
12.40 – 12.50	Most common causes of uncontrolled hypertension Nenad Radivojević
12.50 – 13.00	Invasive methods in treatment of hypertension Zlatko Mehmedbegović
13.00 – 13.05	Discussion
	SESSION: HYPERTENSION AND PEDIATRICS Moderator: Dušan Paripović
13.10 – 13.22	Hypertension in adolescents Dušan Paripović
13.22 – 13.34	Treatment and follow-up of patients with coarctation of the aorta Igor Stefanović
13.34 – 13.46	Renovascular hypertension in children – investigations and treatment Gordana Miloševski Lomić
13.46 – 13.50	Discussion
13.55 – 14.15	VIATRIS SYMPOSIUM Hypertension beyond boundaries When sympathetic nervous hyperactivity becomes dominant Vesna Stojanov

14.20 – 15.05	ALKALOID SYMPOSIUM Arterial hypertension as a risk factor for atrial fibrillation Moderatos: Vesna Stojanov, Nenad Radivojević, Vladan Kovačević
15.05 – 16.15	OPENING – LUNCH
16.20 – 16.40	MAGNA PHARMACIA SYMPOSIUM Renal denervation in the focus of resistant hypertension Vesna Stojanov: Resistant hypertension and therapy Nenad Radivojević: Our experiences in renal denervation

	SESSION: MULTIPLE FACES OF HYPERTENSION Moderators: Dimitra Kalimanovska Oštrić, Šekib Sokolović
16.45 – 16.57	Advantages and disadvantages of recommendations in arterial hypertension Šekib Sokolović
16.57 – 17.09	Holistic approach to treatment of hypertension Dejan Simeunović
17.09 – 17.21	Hypertension and the eye Dijana Risimić
17.21 – 17.33	Hypertension and infertility Eliana Garalejić
17.33 – 17.45	Clinical significance of blood pressure variability Aleksandra Vulin
17.45 – 17.50	Discussion

DAY II	February 27, 2026 HOTEL MONA PLAZA DORCOL

08.00 – 09.00	Registration of participants
	SESSION: CARDIO-METABOLIC-RENAL RISK IN OBESE HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS Moderators:Nataša Marković-Nikolić, Mina Radosavljević-Radovanović, Ivana Burazor
09.00 – 09.12	Obesity in patients with cardiac failure and hypertension (ACC/AHA Guidelines 2025.) Nataša Marković-Nikolić
09.12 – 09.24	Complex links among obesity, hypertension and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease Bojan Jašović
09.24 – 09.36	Obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus tip – new options for pharmacotherapy Miljanka Vuksanović
09.36 – 09.48	Impact of obesity on renal function and prognosis in hypertensive patients Aleksandar Janković
09.48 – 10.00	Treatment specificities for hypertensive obese patients Danijela Lepojević Stefanović
10.00 – 10.05	Discussion
	SESSION: HYPERTENSION IN RENAL DISEASES Moderators: Dejan Nešić, Ana Bontić
10.10 – 10.22	Hypertension in patients with transplanted kidney Jelena Pavlović
10.22 – 10.34	Safety of MRA in patients with chronic renal failure Ana Bontić
10.34 – 10.46	The role of kidneys in arterial blood pressure regulation – current position Dejan Nešić
10.46 – 10.55	Discussion
11.00 – 11.20	PHARMASWISS SYMPOSIUM: Hypertension in daily clinical practice Nenad Radivojević
11.25 – 11.45	Coffee break
	SESSION: HYPERTENSION AND CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES Moderators: Dejana Jovanović, Aleksandra M. Pavlović
11.45 – 11.57	Nocturnal hypertension and reverse dippers: challenges in diagnostic and treatment in stroke patients Tamara Švabić Međedović
11.57 – 12.09	Arterial hypertension as a risk factor for non-traumatic/non-aneurismal SAH Višnja Pađen
12.09 – 12.21	Treatment of hypertension in patients with history of stroke – Is now the time for a new paradigm? Dejana Jovanović
12.21 – 12.33	Hypertension as a risk factor for cognitive decline Aleksandra M. Pavlović
12.33 – 12.40	Discussion
12.40 – 13.20	SESSION OF THE CROATIAN HYPERTENSION LEAGUE Moderators: Bojan Jelaković, Vesna Stojanov, Josipa Josipović
13.08 – 13.20	The state of hypertension in Croatia Josipa Josipović
	SESSION: HYPERTENSION FROM DIFFERENT POINTS OF VIEW 1 Vesna Stojanov, Athanasios Manolis, Antonio Coca, Nenad Radivojević
13.20 – 13.32	Heart failure and hypertension Petar Seferović
13.32 – 13.44	New medication in hypertension Athanasios Manolis
13.44 – 13.56	Atrial fibrillation and hypertension Nebojša Mujović
13.56 – 14.08	Hemorrhagic stroke: an update Antonio Coca
14.08 – 14.20	Advanced imaging techniques in evaluation of LVH patients Danijela Trifunović Zamaklar
14.20 – 14.32	Uric acid, hypertension and cardiovascular risk: an update. Claudio Borghi
14.32 – 14.40	Discussion
14.40 – 15.00	BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM SYMPOSIUM: HFpEF through the prism of typical comorbidities Nebojša Mujović: Atrial fibrillation, hypertension and obesity-a pathway to HFpEF Dejan Simeunović: Why cardiologists need to diagnose and treat chronic kidney disease
15.00 – 15.45	LUNCH
	SESSION: IMPACT OF UROLOGICAL TREATMENT ON CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM HEALTH. IS THERE A REASON FOR CONCERN? 5ARI, PDE5, ALPHA BLOCKERS IN THE FOCUS Moderators: Aleksandar Vuksanović, Vesna Stojanov
15.50 – 16.35	Erectile dysfunction therapy and the effect of phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors on the cardiovascular system Uroš Bumbaširević 5-alpha reductase inhibitors Milan Radovanović Benign prostatic hyperplasia: treatment with alpha blockers Bojan Čegar
	SESSION: DO WE KEEP SECONDARY HYPERTENSION IN MIND? Moderators: Vladimir Zdravković, Vesna Stojanov, Goran Davidović
16.40 – 16.52	Secondary hypertension, from recommendations to real world practice Đorđe Stevanović
16.52 – 17.04	Pickering syndrome and hypertensive crisis Goran Davidović, Mina Poskurica
17.04 – 17.16	Sudden hypertension as a signal for nephritic syndrome Zorana Antonijević Ljiljana Marić – Stepanović
17.16 – 17.28	Refractory hypertensive crisis and subdural hematoma – adrenal adenoma as a missing link Vladimir Zdravković Lidija Stojanović
17.28 – 17.35	Discussion

DAY III	February 28, 2026 HOTEL MONA PLAZA DORCOL

	Registration of participants
	SESSION: ENDOCRINOLOGY AND HYPERTENSION Moderators: Miloš Žarković, Biljana Beleslin
09.00 – 09.12	Obesity and hypertension Miloš Žarković
09.12 – 09.24	Can the search for primary aldosteronism be excessive? Jasmina Ćirić
09.24 – 09.36	Thyroid dysfunction and cardiovascular diseases Biljana Beleslin
09.36 – 09.48	Gonadal steroids and blood pressure Miloš Stojanović
09.48 – 10.00	Thyroid gland and endothelial dysfunction Mirjana Stojković
10.00 – 10.05	Discussion
	SESSION: PERIOPERATIVE TREATMENT OF SPONTANEOUS ANEURYSMAL SUBARACHNOIDAL HEMORRHAGE Moderators: Goran Tasić, Vesna Stojanov
10.10 – 10.22	Comorbidities, a model for aneurism development and risk factor for its rupture Goran Tasić
10.22 – 10.34	Medico-surgical treatment of vasospasm Igor Nikolić
10.34 – 10.46	Biohumoral pituitary disorders after spontaneous aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage Vladimir Jovanović
10.46 – 10.58	Intracerebral hemorrhages within hypertensive encephalopathy Nikola Repac
10.58 – 11.05	Discussion
11.10 – 11.30	ASTRA ZENECA SYMPOSIUM Resistant hypertension as a marker of high cardiovascular risk – are we missing an opportunity for early intervention? Vesna Stojanov
11.30 – 11.45	Coffee break
	SESSION: WHAT IS BETTER, AN INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURE OR MINIMALLY INVASIVE CARDIOSURGERY? Moderators: Svetozar Putnik Marko Banović
11.50 – 12.02	Lifetime management of patients with aortic stenosis Svetozar Putnik
12.02 – 12.14	Minimally invasive operation of the mitral valve Miloš Matković
12.14 – 12.26	Interventional procedures in treatment of mitral and tricuspid valve Marko Banović
12.26 – 12.38	Hybrid revascularization of the myocardium – treatment for the future Nemanja Aleksić, Dejan Milašinović
12.38 – 12.45	Discussion
	SESSION: PSYCHIATRY AND HYPERTENSION Moderators: Vesna Stojanov, Milan Latas, Nenad Radivojević
12.50 – 13.02	Psychiatry and hypertension Vesna Stojanov
13.02 – 13.14	Premenstrual dysphoric disorder and hypertension Miloš Marković
13.14 – 13.20	Discussion
13.25 – 14.25	LUNCH
	SESSION: HYPERTENSION FROM DIFFERENT POINTS OF VIEW 2 Moderators: Dragan Lović, Goran Koraćević
14.30 – 14.42	Impact of obstructive sleep apnea on hypertension and cardiovascular disease Gianfranco Parati
14.42 – 14.54	Problem of isolated systolic hypertension with diastolic hypotension Goran Koraćević
14.54 – 15.06	Heart rate and cardiovascular prognosis in hypertension: evidence, mechanisms and therapeutic implications Guido Grassi
15.06 – 15.18	Hypertension and hypertrophy of the left ventricle Dragan Lović
15.18 – 15.30	Hypertension and imaging methods – Is echocardiography sufficient for assessment? Elizabeta Srbinovska-Kostovska
15.30 – 15.42	Hypertension in elderly patients Dragan Đorđević
15.42 – 15.50	Discussion
	SESSION: HYPERTENSION – NURSING ROLE Moderators: Milica Marinković Milevski, Dragana Bjeličić, Gordana Isaković
16.35 – 16.45	Diagnostic of hypertension in line with recommendations Jovana Tošić
16.45 – 16.55	Stress echocardiography and hypertension Marica Pivljanin
16.55 – 17.05	Hypertension and fundus oculi Vukosava Radovanović
17.05 – 17.15	Hypertension and CKD progression Božica Stupar
17.15 – 17.25	Obesity and hypertension Stojanović Vesna
17.25 – 17.35	Women after 40 yrs of age: hypertension and arrhythmias on the rise Tijana Komazec
17.35 – 17.45	Renal denervation through scrub nurse practice Ivana Đukić Vasić
17.45 – 17.55	Discussion
17.55 – 18.08	Congress closure