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    Hypertension is a cardiovascular disease risk factor of unquestionable importance, particularly for older adults. The number of adults aged 60 years or older is substantially increasing, and the prevalence of hypertension among older adults is exceedingly high. Not only is hypertension a major risk factor for cardiovascular events, it is also a cause of chronic renal failure and end-stage renal disease. Together these factors are further contributing to the growing chronic disease burden in older adults. As a result, hypertension among older adults is a public health concern.

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    Cardiovascular disease remains a leading cause of morbidity. Much research has been conducted to identify risk factors associated with incident cardiovascular disease onset and the underlying mechanisms linking these risk factors to cardiovascular disease. One of the most important risk factors is hypertension as it is common, contributes to a large cardiovascular disease burden, and is also modifiable.

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    Bringing together recent content selected by the editor from the Journal of Human Hypertension. This selection of topical content covers a range of topics including blood pressure monitoring, hypertension risk and therapy.

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    This work was commissioned by the Factors Affecting Hypertension Task Force of the European branch of the International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI Europe).

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    The evidence in these articles documents the ability of diuretic-based therapy to protect vulnerable patients.

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    This supplement was the subject of a symposium, 'Expanding horizons for AT1-receptor blockade: from blood pressure control to target organ protection', which took place in Vienna, Austria, on 20–21 October 2001.