Following a hypertension symposium in New York, NY, on January 28, 2004, a panel was convened to discuss several issues of interest in the management of hypertension. Dr. Marvin Moser of the Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, moderated the discussion. Dr. Michael Alderman of the Albert Einstein School of Medicine, Bronx, NY, and Dr. Jackson Wright, Jr. of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, were the participants.