TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 21, Issue 11 (November 2008)
News and Views
Book Review
Evaluating Clinical Research: All That Glitters Is Not Gold
Reviewed by Rachel Wildman
Am J Hypertens 21: 1171; doi:10.1038/ajh.2008.298
Reviewer Commentaries
Multiple Roles of Leptin in Blood Pressure Regulation, From Central to Peripheral Mechanisms
Jan Polak
Am J Hypertens 21: 1172; doi:10.1038/ajh.2008.285
See also: Article by Sabatier et al.Salt Wars: Do We Need Another Episode?
Gianvincenzo Barba
Am J Hypertens 21: 1173; doi:10.1038/ajh.2008.288
See also: Article by Jessani et al."Under Pressure": But Which Modality?
Søren T. Knudsen, Esben Laugesen and Per Løgstrup Poulsen
Am J Hypertens 21: 1174-1175; doi:10.1038/ajh.2008.274
See also: Article by Anderson et al.Commentary
The Case for High-Dose Dexamethasone Suppression Testing Preoperatively in Aldosterone-Producing Adenoma to Exclude Cosecretion of Cortisol
Richard D. Gordon
Am J Hypertens 21: 1176; doi:10.1038/ajh.2008.283
See also: Case Report by Rossi et al.Original Contributions
Articles
Glucose Reduces the Effect of Water to Promote Orthostatic Tolerance
Chih-Cherng Lu, Min-Hui Li, Shung-Tai Ho, Chia-Lin Lu, Jiann-Chyun Lin, Tso-Chou Lin, Che-Se Tung and Ching-Jiunn Tseng
Am J Hypertens 21: 1177-1182; advance online publication, September 4, 2008; doi:10.1038/ajh.2008.267
The Effects of a 6-Month Sodium Restriction on Cardiac Autonomic Function in Patients With Mild to Moderate Essential Hypertension
Petri Mäkelä, Tero Vahlberg, Ilkka Kantola, Risto Vesalainen and Antti Jula
Am J Hypertens 21: 1183-1187; advance online publication, September 11, 2008; doi:10.1038/ajh.2008.272
Exercise Training Reduces Sympathetic Modulation on Cardiovascular System and Cardiac Oxidative Stress in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats
Mariane Bertagnolli, Paulo C. Schenkel, Cristina Campos, Cristiano T. Mostarda, Dulce E. Casarini, Adriane Belló-Klein, Maria C. Irigoyen and Katya Rigatto
Am J Hypertens 21: 1188-1193; advance online publication, September 11, 2008; doi:10.1038/ajh.2008.270
Arterial Stiffness and Arterial Wave Reflections Are Associated With Systolic and Diastolic Function in Patients With Normal Ejection Fraction
Thomas Weber, Michael F. O'Rourke, Marcus Ammer, Erich Kvas, Christian Punzengruber and Bernd Eber
Am J Hypertens 21: 1194-1202; advance online publication, September 11, 2008; doi:10.1038/ajh.2008.277
Aging and Hypertension Are Independent Risk Factors for Reduced Number of Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells
Takashi Umemura, Junko Soga, Takayuki Hidaka, Hiroaki Takemoto, Shuji Nakamura, Daisuke Jitsuiki, Kenji Nishioka, Chikara Goto, Hiroki Teragawa, Masao Yoshizumi, Kazuaki Chayama and Yukihito Higashi
Am J Hypertens 21: 1203-1209; advance online publication, September 11, 2008; doi:10.1038/ajh.2008.278
Antihypertensive Medication Use and Blood Pressure Control: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Survey (ON-BP)
Natalie H. McInnis, George Fodor, Margaret Moy Lum-Kwong and Frans H.H. Leenen
Am J Hypertens 21: 1210-1215; advance online publication, September 4, 2008; doi:10.1038/ajh.2008.269
A Haplotype of the CYP4F2 Gene is Associated With Cerebral Infarction in Japanese Men
Zhenyan Fu, Tomohiro Nakayama, Naoyuki Sato, Yoichi Izumi, Yuji Kasamaki, Atsushi Shindo, Masakatsu Ohta, Masayoshi Soma, Noriko Aoi, Mikano Sato, Koichi Matsumoto, Yukio Ozawa and Yitong Ma
Am J Hypertens 21: 1216-1223; advance online publication, September 11, 2008; doi:10.1038/ajh.2008.276
Pulse Pressure and Adverse Outcomes in Women: A Report From the Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation (WISE)
R. David Anderson, B. Clay Sizemore, Genevieve M. Barrow, B. Delia Johnson, C. Noel Bairey Merz, George Sopko, Gregory O. von Mering, Eileen M. Handberg, Wilmer W. Nichols and Carl J. Pepine
Am J Hypertens 21: 1224-1230; advance online publication, September 18, 2008; doi:10.1038/ajh.2008.268
See also: Reviewer Commentary by Knudsen et al.The Role of Inflammatory Markers in the Cardioprotective Effect of L-Carnitine in L-NAME-Induced Hypertension
Jose L. Miguel-Carrasco, Alfonso Mate, Maria T. Monserrat, Jose L. Arias, Oscar Aramburu and Carmen M. Vázquez
Am J Hypertens 21: 1231-1237; advance online publication, September 11, 2008; doi:10.1038/ajh.2008.271
Effect of Low vs. High Dietary Sodium on Blood Pressure Levels in a Normotensive Indo-Asian Population
Saleem Jessani, Juanita Hatcher, Nish Chaturvedi and Tazeen H. Jafar
Am J Hypertens 21: 1238-1244; advance online publication, September 4, 2008; doi:10.1038/ajh.2008.256
See also: Reviewer Commentary by BarbaLeptin, Blood Pressure, and Aerobic Capacity in Women
Manning J. Sabatier, Kevin K. McCully, Elaina L. Marinik, Earl H. Schwark, Sara Haddow, Miriam Cortez-Cooper, Michael F. Bergeron, Gloria J. Sloan and Joseph G. Cannon
Am J Hypertens 21: 1245-1250; advance online publication, August 28, 2008; doi:10.1038/ajh.2008.254
See also: Reviewer Commentary by PolakNebivolol Treatment Reduces Serum Levels of Asymmetric Dimethylarginine and Improves Endothelial Dysfunction in Essential Hypertensive Patients
Anna Fratta Pasini, Ulisse Garbin, Chiara Stranieri, Veronica Boccioletti, Chiara Mozzini, Stefania Manfro, Andrea Pasini, Mattia Cominacini and Luciano Cominacini
Am J Hypertens 21: 1251-1257; advance online publication, September 4, 2008; doi:10.1038/ajh.2008.260
Impact of a Long-Term Sildenafil Treatment on Pressor Response in Conscious Rats With Insulin Resistance and Hypertriglyceridemia
Delphine Behr-Roussel, Alexandra Oudot, Sandrine Compagnie, Diane Gorny, Olivier Le Coz, Jacques Bernabe, Chris Wayman, Laurent Alexandre and François Giuliano
Am J Hypertens 21: 1258-1263; advance online publication, September 11, 2008; doi:10.1038/ajh.2008.273
Major Cardiovascular Risk Factors Are Not Taken Into Account by Physicians When Targeting Blood Pressure Values for Uncontrolled Hypertensive Patients
Michel Ducher, Laurent Juillard, Eric Leutenegger and Jean-Pierre Fauvel
Am J Hypertens 21: 1264-1268; advance online publication, September 4, 2008; doi:10.1038/ajh.2008.262
Case Report
Combined Conn's Syndrome and Subclinical Hypercortisolism From an Adrenal Adenoma Associated With Homolateral Renal Carcinoma
Ermanno Rossi, Moira Foroni, Giuseppe Regolisti, Franco Perazzoli, Aurelio Negro, Rosaria Santi, Chiara Grasselli, Paola Galli and Giorgio Gardini
Am J Hypertens 21: 1269-1272; advance online publication, September 4, 2008; doi:10.1038/ajh.2008.259
See also: Commentary by Gordon