The5thChina-JapanJointHypertensionSymposiumwasheldonNovember6th,2002inGuangdongCardiovascularInstitute,GuangdongProvincialPeople’sHospital,Guangzhou,China.Therewereatotalof96paperspublished(includedspeciallectures,oralpresentations,posters).Almost200cardiologists,whocamefromJapanandChina,attendedthesymposium.