ERNESTO SCHIFFRIN

Ernesto Schiffrin has made seminal contributions to our understanding of the mechanisms leading and contributing to hypertension. He has delineated the role that hormones such as angiotensin, aldosterone and endothelin play in the regulation of the vasculature in hypertension. He characterized arteries involved in blood pressure elevation in patients with hypertension, and effects of treatment on their blood vessels, contributing to improving outcome for hypertensive patients. He is past President of the Canadian Hypertension Society and Chair of the High Blood Pressure Research Council of the American Heart Association, and Editor of Hypertension, the journal with the highest impact factor in the field.