TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 22, Issue 7 (July 2009)
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Am J Hypertens 22: 695; doi:10.1038/ajh.2009.111
See also: Article by Takei et al. See also: Article by Egan et al.Reviewer Commentaries
Racial Differences and Cardiovascular Response to Psychological Stress
Jean-Pierre Fauvel and Michel Ducher
Am J Hypertens 22: 696; doi:10.1038/ajh.2009.96
See also: Articles by Cooper et al.Genetic and Pharmacogenetic Associations Between NOS3 Polymorphisms, Blood Pressure, and Cardiovascular Events in Hypertension
Leonelo E. Bautista
Am J Hypertens 22: 697; doi:10.1038/ajh.2009.102
See also: Articles by Pacanowski et al.Original Contributions
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The Effects of Ethnic Discrimination and Socioeconomic Status on Endothelin-1 Among Blacks and Whites
Denise C. Cooper, Paul J. Mills, Wayne A. Bardwell, Michael G. Ziegler and Joel E. Dimsdale
Am J Hypertens 22: 698-704; advance online publication, April 23, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajh.2009.72
See also: Reviewer Commentary by Fauvel & DucherAssociation Between Wall Shear Stress and Carotid Atherosclerosis in Patients With Never Treated Essential Hypertension
Min-Yi Lee, Chan-Ming Wu, Kuo-Ho Yu, Chih-Sheng Chu, Kun-Tai Lee, Sheng-Hsiung Sheu and Wen-Ter Lai
Am J Hypertens 22: 705-710; advance online publication, April 30, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajh.2009.77
Selective Reduction of Central Pulse Pressure Under Angiotensin Blockage in SHR: Role of the Fibronectin–
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1 Integrin Complex
Augustine Kakou, Yvonnick Bézie, Nathalie Mercier, Huguette Louis, Carlos Labat, Pascal Challande, Patrick Lacolley and Michel E. Safar
Am J Hypertens 22: 711-717; advance online publication, May 7, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajh.2009.87
Center Effect on Ankle–Brachial Index Measurement When Using the Reference Method (Doppler and Manometer): Results From a Large Cohort Study
Emilie Vierron, Jean-Michel Halimi, Jean Tichet, Beverley Balkau, Joel Cogneau, Bruno Giraudeau and ; and The DESIR Study Group
Am J Hypertens 22: 718-722; advance online publication, April 30, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajh.2009.78
Insular Cortex Atrophy as an Independent Determinant of Disrupted Diurnal Rhythm of Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Elderly Hypertension
Michiaki Nagai, Satoshi Hoshide, Joji Ishikawa, Kazuyuki Shimada and Kazuomi Kario
Am J Hypertens 22: 723-729; advance online publication, April 23, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajh.2009.71
Association of Blood Pressure With Left Ventricular Mass in Untreated Hypertensives in Rural Yunnan Province
Ashkan Akasheh, Yangfeng Wu, Yi Li, Laurie D. Dustin, Nathan D. Wong, Julius M. Gardin, Stanley P. Azen and Robert C. Detrano
Am J Hypertens 22: 730-734; advance online publication, April 23, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajh.2009.75
Exercise Capacity and All-Cause Mortality in Prehypertensive Men
Peter Kokkinos, Jonathan Myers, Michael Doumas, Charles Faselis, Athanasios Manolis, Andreas Pittaras, John P. Kokkinos, Steven Singh and Ross D. Fletcher
Am J Hypertens 22: 735-741; advance online publication, April 16, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajh.2009.74
Effects of G994T in the Lp-PLA 2 Gene on the Plasma Oxidized LDL Level and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Japanese: The Shimane Study
Tao Wang, Kenji Karino, Masayuki Yamasaki, Yan Zhang, Junichi Masuda, Shuhei Yamaguchi, Kuninori Shiwaku and Toru Nabika
Am J Hypertens 22: 742-747; advance online publication, April 16, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajh.2009.70
Genetic and Pharmacogenetic Associations Between NOS3 Polymorphisms, Blood Pressure, and Cardiovascular Events in Hypertension
Michael A. Pacanowski, Issam Zineh, Rhonda M. Cooper-DeHoff, Carl J. Pepine and Julie A. Johnson
Am J Hypertens 22: 748-753; advance online publication, April 30, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajh.2009.81
See also: Reviewer Commentary by BautistaRelation of Baseline Serum Potassium Levels to Angiographic Findings in Patients With Known or Suspected Coronary Artery Disease
Erdal Cavusoglu, Vineet Chopra, Amit Gupta, Palak U. Choksi, Cyril Ruwende, Sunitha Yanamadala, William H. Frishman, David J. Pinsky and Jonathan D. Marmur
Am J Hypertens 22: 754-762; advance online publication, April 16, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajh.2009.65
Soluble Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor 1 Level Is Associated With Left Ventricular Hypertrophy: The Northern Manhattan Study
Yasuyoshi Takei, Marco R. Di Tullio, Shunichi Homma, Bernadette Boden-Albala, Tatjana Rundek, Ralph L. Sacco, Grace Berry, Rui Liu, Zhezhen Jin, Kazuo Eguchi and Mitchell S.V. Elkind
Am J Hypertens 22: 763-769; advance online publication, April 23, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajh.2009.79
Insulin Increases D5 Dopamine Receptor Expression and Function in Renal Proximal Tubule Cells From Wistar-Kyoto Rats
Jian Yang, Zhigang Cui, Duofen He, Hongmei Ren, Yu Han, Changqing Yu, Chunjiang Fu, Zheng Wang, Chengming Yang, Xukai Wang, Lin Zhou, Laureano D. Asico, Van Anthony M. Villar, Ulrich Hopfer, Mantian Mi, Chunyu Zeng and Pedro A. Jose
Am J Hypertens 22: 770-776; advance online publication, April 16, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajh.2009.69
Maternal Adaptation in Pregnant Hypertensive Rats: Improvement of Vascular and Inflammatory Variables and Oxidative Damage in the Kidney
Anna Iacono, Giuseppe Bianco, Giuseppina Mattace Raso, Emanuela Esposito, Roberta d'Emmanuele di Villa Bianca, Raffaella Sorrentino, Salvatore Cuzzocrea, Antonio Calignano, Giuseppina Autore and Rosaria Meli
Am J Hypertens 22: 777-783; advance online publication, April 16, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajh.2009.68
AT2 Receptor Deficiency Attenuates Adipocyte Differentiation and Decreases Adipocyte Number in Atherosclerotic Mice
Masaru Iwai, Yumiko Tomono, Shinji Inaba, Harumi Kanno, Izumi Senba, Masaki Mogi and Masatsugu Horiuchi
Am J Hypertens 22: 784-791; advance online publication, May 14, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajh.2009.85
Plasma Renin Test–Guided Drug Treatment Algorithm for Correcting Patients With Treated but Uncontrolled Hypertension: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Brent M. Egan, Jan N. Basile, Shakaib U. Rehman, Phillip B. Davis, Curt H. Grob III, Jessica Flynn Riehle, Christine A. Walters, Daniel T. Lackland, Carmen Merali, Jean E. Sealey and John H. Laragh
Am J Hypertens 22: 792-801; advance online publication, April 16, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajh.2009.63
Factors Associated With Antihypertensive Drug Discontinuation Among Chinese Patients: A Cohort Study
Martin C.S. Wong, Johnny Y. Jiang, Trevor Gibbs and Sian M. Griffiths
Am J Hypertens 22: 802-810; advance online publication, April 9, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajh.2009.67
