TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 21, Issue 1 (January 2008)
Editorials
AJH Joins the Nature Family FREE
Michael H Alderman
Am J Hypertens 21: 1; doi:10.1038/ajh.2007.11
Publisher's Note FREE
Joy Moore
Am J Hypertens 21: 2; doi:10.1038/ajh.2007.31
Blood Pressure Variability: The Challenge of Variation FREE
Tom P Marshall
Am J Hypertens 21: 3-4; doi:10.1038/ajh.2007.20
See also: Brief Communication by Lumley et al. See also: Article by Turner & van SchalkwykPlasma Renin Activity for Predicting Antihypertensive Drug Efficacy FREE
Jon D Blumenfeld
Am J Hypertens 21: 5-6; doi:10.1038/ajh.2007.23
See also: Brief Communication by Minami et al. See also: Article by Canzanello et al.News and Views
Highlights
Highlights FREE
Am J Hypertens 21: 7; doi:10.1038/ajh.2007.37
See also: Editorial by BlumenfeldSee also: Brief Communication by Minami et al. See also: Article by Canzanello et al. See also: Article by Signolet et al. See also: Article by Cubeddu et al.Commentaries
The Metabolic Syndrome as a Prohypertensive State FREE
Giuseppe Mulè and Giovanni Cerasola
Am J Hypertens 21: 8; doi:10.1038/ajh.2007.22
See also: Article by Cheung et al.Ventricular Repolarization in Hypertension: Beyond Bazett FREE
Claudio Passino and Michele Emdin
Am J Hypertens 21: 9; doi:10.1038/ajh.2007.8
See also: Article by Salles et al.Original Contributions
Brief Communications
Pretreatment Plasma Renin Activity Levels Correlate With the Blood Pressure Response to Telmisartan in Essential Hypertension FREE
Junichi Minami, Toshihiko Ishimitsu and Hiroaki Matsuoka
Am J Hypertens 21: 10-13; doi:10.1038/ajh.2007.15
See also: Editorial by BlumenfeldCarryover Effects After Cessation of Drug Treatment: Trophies or Dreams? FREE
Thomas Lumley, Kenneth M Rice and Bruce M Psaty
Am J Hypertens 21: 14-16; doi:10.1038/ajh.2007.21
See also: Editorial by MarshallArticles
Relationship Between the Metabolic Syndrome and the Development of Hypertension in the Hong Kong Cardiovascular Risk Factor Prevalence Study-2 (CRISPS2) FREE
Bernard M.Y Cheung, Nelson M.S Wat, Y. B Man, Sidney Tam, C. H Cheng, Gabriel M Leung, Jean Woo, Edward D Janus, C. P Lau, T. H Lam and Karen S.L Lam
Am J Hypertens 21: 17-22; doi:10.1038/ajh.2007.19
See also: Commentary by Mulè & CerasolaHydroxyhydroquinone Interferes With the Chlorogenic Acid-induced Restoration of Endothelial Function in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats FREE
Atsushi Suzuki, Akihiko Fujii, Hiroko Jokura, Ichiro Tokimitsu, Tadashi Hase and Ikuo Saito
Am J Hypertens 21: 23-27; doi:10.1038/ajh.2007.3
Upregulation of Endothelial and Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase Expression by Reactive Oxygen Species FREE
Junhui Zhen, Hua Lu, Xiu Q Wang, Nosratola D Vaziri and Xin J Zhou
Am J Hypertens 21: 28-34; doi:10.1038/ajh.2007.14
Inverse Relationship Between Ambulatory Arterial Stiffness Index and Glomerular Filtration Rate in Arterial Hypertension FREE
Giuseppe Mulè, Santina Cottone, Paola Cusimano, Francesca Incalcaterra, Maria Giandalia, Miriam Costanzo, Emilio Nardi, Alessandro Palermo, Calogero Geraci, Renato Costa and Giovanni Cerasola
Am J Hypertens 21: 35-40; doi:10.1038/ajh.2007.10
Changing Relationship Between Home and Office Blood Pressure With Increasing Age in Children: The Arsakeion School Study FREE
George S Stergiou, Vayia C Rarra and Nikolaos G Yiannes
Am J Hypertens 21: 41-46; doi:10.1038/ajh.2007.18
Recent Ventricular Repolarization Markers in Resistant Hypertension: Are They Different from the Traditional QT Interval? FREE
Gil F Salles, Claudia R.L Cardoso, Sharon M Leocadio and Elizabeth S Muxfeldt
Am J Hypertens 21: 47-53; doi:10.1038/ajh.2007.4
See also: Commentary by Passino & EmdinImprovement of Cardiac Diastolic Function by Long-term Centrally Mediated Sympathetic Inhibition in One-Kidney, One-Clip Hypertensive Rabbits FREE
Isabelle L Signolet, Pascal P Bousquet and Laurent J.P Monassier
Am J Hypertens 21: 54-60; doi:10.1038/ajh.2007.9
Predictors of Blood Pressure Response to the Angiotensin Receptor Blocker Candesartan in Essential Hypertension FREE
Vincent J Canzanello, Evelyn Baranco-Pryor, Frederic Rahbari-Oskoui, Gary L Schwartz, Eric Boerwinkle, Stephen T Turner and Arlene B Chapman
Am J Hypertens 21: 61-66; doi:10.1038/ajh.2007.24
See also: Editorial by BlumenfeldAscorbic Acid Decreases the Binding Affinity of the AT1 Receptor for Angiotensin II FREE
Patrice C Leclerc, Christophe D Proulx, Guillaume Arguin, Simon Bélanger, Fernand Gobeil Jr, Emanuel Escher, Richard Leduc and Gaétan Guillemette
Am J Hypertens 21: 67-71; doi:10.1038/ajh.2007.1
Effects of an ARB on Endothelial Progenitor Cell Function and Cardiovascular Oxidation in Hypertension FREE
Yi Yu, Noboru Fukuda, En-Hui Yao, Taro Matsumoto, Naohiko Kobayashi, Ryo Suzuki, Yoshiko Tahira, Takahiro Ueno and Koichi Matsumoto
Am J Hypertens 21: 72-77; doi:10.1038/ajh.2007.5
Calcium Channel Blockers Suppress Cytokine-induced Activation of Human Neutrophils FREE
Etsuko Shima, Masataka Katsube, Takayuki Kato, Maki Kitagawa, Fumihiko Hato, Masayuki Hino, Tatsuji Takahashi, Hisakazu Fujita and Seiichi Kitagawa
Am J Hypertens 21: 78-84; doi:10.1038/ajh.2007.13
Blood Pressure Variability Causes Spurious Identification of Hypertension in Clinical Studies: A Computer Simulation Study FREE
Martin J Turner and Johan M van Schalkwyk
Am J Hypertens 21: 85-91; doi:10.1038/ajh.2007.25
See also: Editorial by MarshallImpaired Diurnal Blood Pressure Variation and All-cause Mortality FREE
Daniel J Brotman, Michael B Davidson, Mirna Boumitri and Donald G Vidt
Am J Hypertens 21: 92-97; doi:10.1038/ajh.2007.7
Oxidative Stress Contributes to Renovascular Hypertension FREE
Elizabeth B Oliveira-Sales, Adriana P Dugaich, Bruno A Carillo, Nayda P Abreu, Mirian A Boim, Paulo J Martins, Vânia D'Almeida, Miriam S Dolnikoff, Cássia T Bergamaschi and Ruy R Campos
Am J Hypertens 21: 98-104; doi:10.1038/ajh.2007.12
Lowering the Threshold for Defining Microalbuminuria: Effects of a Lifestyle–metformin Intervention in Obese "Normoalbuminuric" Non-diabetic Subjects FREE
Luigi X Cubeddu, Anna B Alfieri and Irene S Hoffmann
Am J Hypertens 21: 105-110; doi:10.1038/ajh.2007.6
Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase–Deficient Mice Have Impaired Renin Release But Normal Blood Pressure FREE
Johan Sällström, Mattias Carlström, Boye L Jensen, Ole Skøtt, Russell D Brown and A. Erik G Persson
Am J Hypertens 21: 111-116; doi:10.1038/ajh.2007.16