TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 22, Issue 1 (January 2009)
Editorials
Editorials
Treatment of Hypertension: A Failing Report Card
Curt D. Furberg
Am J Hypertens 22: 1-2; doi:10.1038/ajh.2008.324
See also: Article by Sealey & LaraghBlood Pressure Variability Remains an Elusive Predictor of Cardiovascular Outcome
Tine W. Hansen, Yan Li and Jan A. Staessen
Am J Hypertens 22: 3-4; doi:10.1038/ajh.2008.322
See also: Article by Eguchi et al.News and Views
Highlights
Highlights
Am J Hypertens 22: 5; doi:10.1038/ajh.2008.352
See also: Article by Sealey & LaraghSee also: State of the Art by Kales et al.Reviewer Commentaries
Children, Obesity, and High Blood Pressure: Asian Populations at High Risk
Tazeen H. Jafar
Am J Hypertens 22: 6-7; doi:10.1038/ajh.2008.339
See also: Article by Ke et al.Deletion of the 
-8 Integrin Gene Does Not Protect Mice From Myocardial Fibrosis in DOCA Hypertension
Paul J. Lijnen
Am J Hypertens 22: 8; doi:1038/ajh.2008.328
See also: Article by Hartner et al.Strengthening the Case for Global Risk Assessment of Patients With High Blood Pressure
James E. Sharman and Johannes B. Prins
Am J Hypertens 22: 9; doi:10.1038/ajh.2008.284
See also: Article by Lima et al.Critique of "The Influence of Gender on the Association of Alcohol Drinking With Blood Pressure"
Azra Mahmud
Am J Hypertens 22: 10; doi:10.1038/ajh.2008.347
State of the Art
Blood Pressure in Firefighters, Police Officers, and Other Emergency Responders
Stefanos N. Kales, Antonios J. Tsismenakis, Chunbai Zhang and Elpidoforos S. Soteriades
Am J Hypertens 22: 11-20; advance online publication, October 16, 2008; doi:10.1038/ajh.2008.296
Original Contributions
Articles
Arterial Properties in Relation to Genetic Variations in the Adducin Subunits in a White Population
Jitka Seidlerová, Jan A. Staessen, Murielle Bochud, Tim Nawrot, Nunzia Casamassima, Lorena Citterio, Tatiana Kuznetsova, Yu Jin, Paulo Manunta, Tom Richart, Harry A. Struijker-Boudier, Robert Fagard, Jan Filipovský and Giuseppe Bianchi
Am J Hypertens 22: 21-26; advance online publication, September 11, 2008; doi:10.1038/ajh.2008.261
Estrogen Deficiency-Induced Alterations of Vascular MMP-2, MT1-MMP, and TIMP-2 in Ovariectomized Rats
Kwok-Keung Lam, Pao-Yun Cheng, George Hsiao, Shu-Ying Chen, Hsin-Hsueh Shen, Mao-Hsiung Yen and Yen-Mei Lee
Am J Hypertens 22: 27-34; advance online publication, November 20, 2008; doi:10.1038/ajh.2008.306
Determinants of Negative White-Coat Effect In Treated Hypertensive Patients: The Jichi Morning Hypertension Research (J-MORE) Study
Tomoyuki Kabutoya, Joji Ishikawa, Satoshi Hoshide, Kazuo Eguchi, Shizukiyo Ishikawa, Kazuyuki Shimada and Kazuomi Kario
Am J Hypertens 22: 35-40; advance online publication, October 16, 2008; doi:10.1038/ajh.2008.304
Hypertension in Transgenic Mice With Brain-Selective Overexpression of the 2B-Adrenoceptor
Ekaterina Kintsurashvili, Sherene Shenouda, Deborah Ona, Leonardo Ona, Saad Ahmad, Katya Ravid, Irene Gavras and Haralambos Gavras
Am J Hypertens 22: 41-45; advance online publication, November 6, 2008; doi:10.1038/ajh.2008.314
Night Time Blood Pressure Variability Is a Strong Predictor for Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
Kazuo Eguchi, Joji Ishikawa, Satoshi Hoshide, Thomas G. Pickering, Joseph E. Schwartz, Kazuyuki Shimada and Kazuomi Kario
Am J Hypertens 22: 46-51; advance online publication, October 2, 2008; doi:10.1038/ajh.2008.294
See also: Editorial by Hansen et al.The Relationship Between Obesity and Blood Pressure Differs by Ethnicity in Sydney School Children
Liang Ke, Kaye E. Brock, Rosemary V. Cant, Yang Li and Stephen L. Morrell
Am J Hypertens 22: 52-58; advance online publication, November 6, 2008; doi:10.1038/ajh.2008.308
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See also: Reviewer Commentary by JafarTrends of Elevated Blood Pressure Among Children and Adolescents: Data From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1988–2006 FREE
Yechiam Ostchega, Margaret Carroll, Ronald J. Prineas, Margaret A. McDowell, Tatiana Louis and Tim Tilert
Am J Hypertens 22: 59-67; advance online publication, November 27, 2008; doi:10.1038/ajh.2008.312
Hypertensive Status and Lipoprotein Oxidation in an Elderly Population at High Cardiovascular Risk
Mònica Guxens, Montserrat Fitó, Miguel-Angel Martínez-González, Jordi Salas-Salvadó, Ramón Estruch, Ernest Vinyoles, Miguel Fiol, Dolores Corella, Fernando Arós, Enrique Gómez-Gracia, Valentina Ruiz-Gutiérrez, José Lapetra, Emili Ros, Joan Vila and María-Isabel Covas
Am J Hypertens 22: 68-73; advance online publication, November 13, 2008; doi:10.1038/ajh.2008.313
Serum Carboxymethyl–Lysine, an Advanced Glycation End Product, Is Associated With Increased Aortic Pulse Wave Velocity in Adults
Richard D. Semba, Samer S. Najjar, Kai Sun, Edward G. Lakatta and Luigi Ferrucci
Am J Hypertens 22: 74-79; advance online publication, November 20, 2008; doi:10.1038/ajh.2008.320
Are RGS2 Gene Polymorphisms Associated With High Blood Pressure in an Ethnicity- and Gender-Specific Manner?
Ines N. Hahntow, Gideon Mairuhu, Irene G.M. van Valkengoed, Frank Baas, Astrid E. Alewijnse, Richard P. Koopmans and Martin C. Michel
Am J Hypertens 22: 80-86; advance online publication, November 20, 2008; doi:10.1038/ajh.2008.310
COMT Genotype Influences the Effect of Alcohol on Blood Pressure: Results From the COMBINE Study
Scott H. Stewart, Gabor Oroszi, Patrick K. Randall and Raymond F. Anton
Am J Hypertens 22: 87-91; advance online publication, November 20, 2008; doi:10.1038/ajh.2008.321
Deletion of the 8 Integrin Gene Does Not Protect Mice From Myocardial Fibrosis in DOCA Hypertension
Andrea Hartner, Nada Cordasic, Wolfgang Rascher and Karl F. Hilgers
Am J Hypertens 22: 92-99; advance online publication, November 13, 2008; doi:10.1038/ajh.2008.309
See also: Reviewer Commentary by LijnenInverse Associations Between Androgens and Renal Function: The Young Men Cardiovascular Association (YMCA) Study
Maciej Tomaszewski, Fadi J. Charchar, Christine Maric, Roman Kuzniewicz, Mateusz Gola, Wladyslaw Grzeszczak, Nilesh J. Samani and Ewa Zukowska-Szczechowska
Am J Hypertens 22: 100-105; advance online publication, October 30, 2008; doi:10.1038/ajh.2008.307
Prevalence of Insulin Resistance and Related Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease in Patients With Essential Hypertension
Nereida K.C. Lima, Fahim Abbasi, Cindy Lamendola and Gerald M. Reaven
Am J Hypertens 22: 106-111; advance online publication, September 4, 2008; doi:10.1038/ajh.2008.263
See also: Reviewer Commentary by Sharman & PrinsAliskiren Fails to Lower Blood Pressure in Patients Who Have Either Low PRA Levels or Whose PRA Falls Insufficiently or Reactively Rises
Jean E. Sealey and John H. Laragh
Am J Hypertens 22: 112-121; advance online publication, September 18, 2008; doi:10.1038/ajh.2008.275
See also: Editorial by Furberg