TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 22, Issue 5 (May 2009)
News and Views
Highlights
Highlights
Am J Hypertens 22: 465; doi:10.1038/ajh.2009.64
See also: Article by Triantafyllidi et al. See also: Article by Aránguiz-Urroz et al.Letters to the Editor
Treating Heart Rate for the Prevention of Diabetes: The Next Step?
Carlos Escobar, Rocio Echarri and Vivencio Barrios
Am J Hypertens 22: 466; doi:10.1038/ajh.2009.14
Reviewer Commentaries
Might a Leptin Gene Variant Affect Blood Pressure in Obese Brazilians?
Brian J. Morris
Am J Hypertens 22: 467; doi:10.1038/ajh.2009.37
See also: Brief Communication by Genelhu et al.Masked Hypertension in Children and Adolescents
Sante D. Pierdomenico
Am J Hypertens 22: 468; doi:10.1038/ajh.2009.52
See also: Article by Stergiou et al.Link Between Macrocirculation and Microcirculation in Isolated Systolic Hypertension of Older Subjects
Michael F. O'Rourke
Am J Hypertens 22: 469; doi:10.1038/ajh.2009.51
See also: Article by Triantafyllidi et al.NO-Independent Activators of Soluble Guanylate Cyclase: Therapeutic Potential
Rajamma Mathew
Am J Hypertens 22: 470; doi:10.1038/ajh.2009.42
See also: Article by Priviero et al.Acute Sodium Loading in Dahl-S Rats: Alterations in Renal and Vascular Sodium Pump Inhibition Amidst Unaltered Cardiotonic Steroid Levels?
James W. Van Huysse
Am J Hypertens 22: 471-472; doi:10.1038/ajh.2009.36
See also: Article by Bagrov et al.Thiazide-Induced Hyperglycemia: Can It Be Prevented?
Barry L. Carter and Michael E. Ernst
Am J Hypertens 22: 473; doi:10.1038/ajh.2009.48
See also: Article by Bozkurt et al.State of the Art
The Price of Obstructive Sleep Apnea–Hypopnea: Hypertension and Other Ill Effects
Oded Friedman and Alexander G. Logan
Am J Hypertens 22: 474-483; advance online publication, March 5, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajh.2009.43
Original Contributions
Articles
Oxidative Stress in the Sympathetic Premotor Neurons Contributes to Sympathetic Activation in Renovascular Hypertension
Elizabeth B. Oliveira-Sales, Erika E. Nishi, Bruno A. Carillo, Mirian A. Boim, Miriam S. Dolnikoff, Cássia T. Bergamaschi and Ruy R. Campos
Am J Hypertens 22: 484-492; advance online publication, February 19, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajh.2009.17
Oxidative Stress Impairs Vasorelaxation Induced by the Soluble Guanylyl Cyclase Activator BAY 41-2272 in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats
Fernanda B.M. Priviero, Saiprasad M. Zemse, Cleber E. Teixeira and R. Clinton Webb
Am J Hypertens 22: 493-499; advance online publication, February 26, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajh.2009.18
See also: Reviewer Commentary by MathewElevated Plasma Level of Soluble F11 Receptor/Junctional Adhesion Molecule-A (F11R/JAM-A) in Hypertension
Kwok Leung Ong, Raymond Y.H. Leung, Anna Babinska, Moro O. Salifu, Yigal H. Ehrlich, Elizabeth Kornecki, Louisa Y.F. Wong, Annette W.K. Tso, Stacey S. Cherny, Pak Chung Sham, Tai Hing Lam, Karen S.L. Lam and Bernard M.Y. Cheung
Am J Hypertens 22: 500-505; advance online publication, February 12, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajh.2009.23
Fixed Dose Combination of Perindopril and Indapamide Improves Peripheral Vascular Function in Essential Hypertensive Patients
Lorenzo Ghiadoni, Armando Magagna, Isabella Kardasz, Stefano Taddei and Antonio Salvetti
Am J Hypertens 22: 506-512; advance online publication, February 26, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajh.2009.31
Increased Ambulatory Arterial Stiffness Index and Pulse Pressure in Microalbuminuric Patients With Type 1 Diabetes
Esben Laugesen, Klavs W. Hansen, Søren T. Knudsen, Mogens Erlandsen, Eva Ebbehøj, Carl Erlk Mogensen and Per L. Poulsen
Am J Hypertens 22: 513-519; advance online publication, February 26, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajh.2009.27
Prevalence and Predictors of Masked Hypertension Detected by Home Blood Pressure Monitoring in Children and Adolescents: The Arsakeion School Study FREE
George S. Stergiou, Vayia C. Rarra and Nikolaos G. Yiannes
Am J Hypertens 22: 520-524; advance online publication, March 5, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajh.2009.34
See also: Reviewer Commentary by PierdomenicoCognitive Impairment Is Related to Increased Arterial Stiffness and Microvascular Damage in Patients With Never-Treated Essential Hypertension
Helen Triantafyllidi, Chrysa Arvaniti, John Lekakis, Ignatios Ikonomidis, Nikolaos Siafakas, Stavros Tzortzis, Paraskevi Trivilou, Loukia Zerva, Eleftherios Stamboulis and Dimitrios Th Kremastinos
Am J Hypertens 22: 525-530; advance online publication, March 5, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajh.2009.35
See also: Reviewer Commentary by O'RourkeNatural History of Hypertension Subtypes in Young and Middle-Age Adults FREE
Francesca Saladini, Francesca Dorigatti, Massimo Santonastaso, Lucio Mos, Fabio Ragazzo, Alessandra Bortolazzi, Mauro Mattarei, Guido Garavelli, Paolo Mormino and Paolo Palatini The HARVEST Study Group
Am J Hypertens 22: 531-537; advance online publication, February 19, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajh.2009.21
Antihypertensive Treatment With ACE Inhibitors or 
-Blockers and Risk of Incident Atrial Fibrillation in a General Hypertensive Population
Susan R. Heckbert, Kerri L. Wiggins, Nicole L. Glazer, Sascha Dublin, Bruce M. Psaty, Nicholas L. Smith, W. T. Longstreth Jr and Thomas Lumley
Am J Hypertens 22: 538-544; advance online publication, March 5, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajh.2009.33
Variation in Renin–Angiotensin System and Salt-Sensitivity Genes and the Risk of Diabetes Mellitus Associated With the Use of Thiazide Diuretics
Özlem Bozkurt, Anthonius de Boer, Diederik E. Grobbee, Peter W. de Leeuw, Abraham A. Kroon, Paul Schiffers and Olaf H. Klungel
Am J Hypertens 22: 545-551; advance online publication, February 26, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajh.2009.38
See also: Reviewer Commentary by Carter & ErnstThe Association of Cell Cycle Checkpoint 2 Variants and Kidney Function: Findings of the Family Blood Pressure Program and the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study
Nora Franceschini, Kari E. North, Donna Arnett, James S. Pankow, Jay H. Chung, Lisa Baird, Mark F. Leppert, John H. Eckfeldt, Eric Boerwinkle, C. Charles Gu, Cora E. Lewis, Richard H. Myers, Stephen T. Turner, Alan Weder, W.H. Linda Kao, Thomas H. Mosley, Aravinda Chakravarti, Holly Kramer, Jinghui Zhang and Steven C. Hunt
Am J Hypertens 22: 552-558; advance online publication, March 5, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajh.2009.41
Endogenous Cardiotonic Steroids and Differential Patterns of Sodium Pump Inhibition in NaCl-Loaded Salt-Sensitive and Normotensive Rats
Alexei Y. Bagrov, Natalia I. Agalakova, Vladimir A. Kashkin and Olga V. Fedorova
Am J Hypertens 22: 559-563; advance online publication, February 19, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajh.2009.22
See also: Reviewer Commentary by Van HuysseOxidative Stress Contributes to Soluble Fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase-1 Induced Vascular Dysfunction in Pregnant Rats
Jason P. Bridges, Jeffrey S. Gilbert, Drew Colson, Sara A. Gilbert, Matthew P. Dukes, Michael J. Ryan and Joey P. Granger
Am J Hypertens 22: 564-568; advance online publication, March 5, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajh.2009.24
Differential Participation of Angiotensin II Type 1 and 2 Receptors in the Regulation of Cardiac Cell Death Triggered by Angiotensin II
Pablo Aránguiz-Urroz, Dagoberto Soto, Ariel Contreras, Rodrigo Troncoso, Mario Chiong, José Montenegro, Daniel Venegas, Christian Smolic, Pedro Ayala, Walter G. Thomas, Sergio Lavandero and Guillermo Díaz-Araya
Am J Hypertens 22: 569-576; advance online publication, March 19, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajh.2009.32
Brief Communication
Association of a Common Variant of the Leptin Gene With Blood Pressure in an Obese Brazilian Population
Virginia A. Genelhu, Bruno M.J. Celoria, Marcia M.G. Pimentel, Stênio F.P. Duarte, Pedro H. Cabello and Emílio A. Francischetti
Am J Hypertens 22: 577-580; advance online publication, February 19, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajh.2009.7
See also: Reviewer Commentary by Morris