Hypertension -- Table of Contents (43 [4])

Volume 43, Issue 4; April 1, 2004

Brief Reviews
Editorial Commentaries
Rapid Communications
Scientific Contributions
Hypertension Electronic Pages
Letters to the Editor

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	Brief Reviews
	Angiotensin II and Cell Cycle Regulation Gunter Wolf and Ulrich O. Wenzel Hypertension. 2004;43:693-698; published online before print February 16 2004, doi:10.1161/01.HYP.0000120963.09029.ca. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Causes and Consequences of Increased Sympathetic Activity in Renal Disease Jaap A. Joles and Hein A. Koomans Hypertension. 2004;43:699-706; published online before print February 23 2004, doi:10.1161/01.HYP.0000121881.77212.b1. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Urinary Potassium Excretion and Sodium Sensitivity in Blacks Abraham Aviv, Norman K. Hollenberg, and Alan Weder Hypertension. 2004;43:707-713; published online before print February 16 2004, doi:10.1161/01.HYP.0000120155.48024.6f. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Commentaries
	Concentric or Eccentric Hypertrophy: How Clinically Relevant Is the Difference? Giovanni de Simone Hypertension. 2004;43:714-715; published online before print February 23 2004, doi:10.1161/01.HYP.0000121363.08252.a7. Full Text \| PDF
	From Inflammation to Fibrosis: A Stiff Stretch of Highway Karl T. Weber Hypertension. 2004;43:716-719; published online before print February 16 2004, doi:10.1161/01.HYP.0000118586.38323.5b. Full Text \| PDF
	Smart Gene Therapy for the Heart David E. Stec Hypertension. 2004;43:720-721; published online before print February 16 2004, doi:10.1161/01.HYP.0000120154.23084.41. Full Text \| PDF
	How Does Angiotensin II Cause Renal Injury? David A. Long, Karen L. Price, Jaime Herrera-Acosta, and Richard J. Johnson Hypertension. 2004;43:722-723; published online before print February 16 2004, doi:10.1161/01.HYP.0000120964.22281.3e. Full Text \| PDF
	Effect of Caffeine on Blood Pressure Beyond the Laboratory Martin G. Myers Hypertension. 2004;43:724-725; published online before print February 16 2004, doi:10.1161/01.HYP.0000120970.49340.33. Full Text \| PDF
	Rapid Communications
	Focal Adhesion Protein Zyxin Is a Mechanosensitive Modulator of Gene Expression in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Marco Cattaruzza, Claus Lattrich, and Markus Hecker Hypertension. 2004;43:726-730; published online before print February 16 2004, doi:10.1161/01.HYP.0000119189.82659.52. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Scientific Contributions
	Left Ventricular Concentric Geometry During Treatment Adversely Affects Cardiovascular Prognosis in Hypertensive Patients Maria Lorenza Muiesan, Massimo Salvetti, Cristina Monteduro, Bianca Bonzi, Anna Paini, Sara Viola, Paolo Poisa, Damiano Rizzoni, Maurizio Castellano, and Enrico Agabiti-Rosei Hypertension. 2004;43:731-738; published online before print March 8 2004, doi:10.1161/01.HYP.0000121223.44837.de. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Data Supplement
	Hypertensive Myocardial Fibrosis and Diastolic Dysfunction: Another Model of Inflammation? Fumitaka Kuwahara, Hisashi Kai, Keisuke Tokuda, Motohiro Takeya, Akira Takeshita, Kensuke Egashira, and Tsutomu Imaizumi Hypertension. 2004;43:739-745; published online before print February 16 2004, doi:10.1161/01.HYP.0000118584.33350.7d. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Data Supplement
	Protection From Ischemic Heart Injury by a Vigilant Heme Oxygenase-1 Plasmid System Yao Liang Tang, Yi Tang, Y. Clare Zhang, Keping Qian, Leping Shen, and M. Ian Phillips Hypertension. 2004;43:746-751; published online before print February 23 2004, doi:10.1161/01.HYP.0000120152.27263.87. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Role of Pressure in Angiotensin II-Induced Renal Injury: Chronic Servo-Control of Renal Perfusion Pressure in Rats Takefumi Mori and Allen W. Cowley, Jr. Hypertension. 2004;43:752-759; published online before print February 23 2004, doi:10.1161/01.HYP.0000120971.49659.6a. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Blood Pressure Response to Caffeine Shows Incomplete Tolerance After Short-Term Regular Consumption William R. Lovallo, Michael F. Wilson, Andrea S. Vincent, Bong Hee Sung, Barbara S. McKey, and Thomas L. Whitsett Hypertension. 2004;43:760-765; published online before print February 16 2004, doi:10.1161/01.HYP.0000120965.63962.93. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	WNK4 Intron 10 Polymorphism Is Not Associated With Hypertension Helen J.L. Speirs and Brian J. Morris Hypertension. 2004;43:766-768; published online before print February 16 2004, doi:10.1161/01.HYP.0000120121.43524.cd. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Combined Echocardiographic Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Electrocardiographic ST Depression Improve Prediction of Mortality in American Indians: The Strong Heart Study Peter M. Okin, Mary J. Roman, Elisa T. Lee, James M. Galloway, Barbara V. Howard, and Richard B. Devereux Hypertension. 2004;43:769-774; published online before print February 9 2004, doi:10.1161/01.HYP.0000118585.73688.c6. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Relation Between Socioeconomic Status, Race–Ethnicity, and Left Ventricular Mass: The Northern Manhattan Study Carlos J. Rodriguez, Robert R. Sciacca, Ana V. Diez-Roux, Bernadette Boden-Albala, Ralph L. Sacco, Shunichi Homma, and Marco R. DiTullio Hypertension. 2004;43:775-779; published online before print February 23 2004, doi:10.1161/01.HYP.0000118055.90533.88. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Data Supplement
	Evidence for a Gene on Chromosome 13 Influencing Postural Systolic Blood Pressure Change and Body Mass Index Kari E. North, Kathryn M. Rose, Ingrid B. Borecki, Albert Oberman, Steven C. Hunt, Michael B. Miller, John Blangero, Laura Almasy, and James S. Pankow Hypertension. 2004;43:780-784; published online before print February 16 2004, doi:10.1161/01.HYP.0000118921.66329.da. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Integrating Drug Pharmacokinetics for Phenotyping Individual Renin Response to Angiotensin II Blockade in Humans Michel Azizi, Alvine Bissery, Maxime Lamarre-Cliche, and Joël Ménard Hypertension. 2004;43:785-790; published online before print March 15 2004, doi:10.1161/01.HYP.0000125698.00128.64. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	C-Reactive Protein Modifies the Relationship Between Blood Pressure and Microalbuminuria Erik M. Stuveling, Stephan J.L. Bakker, Hans L. Hillege, Johannes G.M. Burgerhof, Paul E. de Jong, Reinold O.B. Gans, Dick de Zeeuw for the PREVEND Study Group Hypertension. 2004;43:791-796; published online before print February 16 2004, doi:10.1161/01.HYP.0000120125.08867.42. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Modulation of Learning and Memory in Dahl Rats by Dietary Salt Restriction Nelson Ruiz-Opazo, Lyle V. Lopez, and John Tonkiss Hypertension. 2004;43:797-802; published online before print February 16 2004, doi:10.1161/01.HYP.0000120153.04064.8d. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Data Supplement
	Impaired 11-ß Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 2 Activity in Sweat Gland Ducts in Human Essential Hypertension Brigitte Bocchi, Sabine Kenouch, Maxime Lamarre-Cliche, Martine Muffat-Joly, Michel Hubert Capron, Jean Fiet, Gilles Morineau, Michel Azizi, Jean Pierre Bonvalet, and Nicolette Farman Hypertension. 2004;43:803-808; published online before print February 23 2004, doi:10.1161/01.HYP.0000121362.64182.ad. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Salt Supplementation Improves Orthostatic Cerebral and Peripheral Vascular Control in Patients With Syncope Victoria E. Claydon and Roger Hainsworth Hypertension. 2004;43:809-813; published online before print February 23 2004, doi:10.1161/01.HYP.0000122269.05049.e7. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Baroreflex Buffering of Sympathetic Activation During Sleep: Evidence From Autonomic Assessment of Sleep Macroarchitecture and Microarchitecture Ferdinando Iellamo, Fabio Placidi, Maria Grazia Marciani, Andrea Romigi, Mario Tombini, Stefano Aquilani, Michele Massaro, Alberto Galante, and Jacopo M. Legramante Hypertension. 2004;43:814-819; published online before print February 23 2004, doi:10.1161/01.HYP.0000121364.74439.6a. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Transmission of Arterial Baroreflex Signals Depends on Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase William T. Talman and Deidre Nitschke Dragon Hypertension. 2004;43:820-824; published online before print February 23 2004, doi:10.1161/01.HYP.0000120848.76987.ef. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Manifestations of Metabolic Syndrome After Hypertensive Pregnancy Anneli Pouta, Anna-Liisa Hartikainen, Ulla Sovio, Mika Gissler, Jaana Laitinen, Mark I. McCarthy, Aimo Ruokonen, Paul Elliott, and Marjo-Riitta Järvelin Hypertension. 2004;43:825-831; published online before print February 23 2004, doi:10.1161/01.HYP.0000120122.39231.88. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Data Supplement
	L-Arginine Attenuates Hypertension in Pregnant Rats With Reduced Uterine Perfusion Pressure Barbara T. Alexander, Maria T. Llinas, Walter C. Kruckeberg, and Joey P. Granger Hypertension. 2004;43:832-836; published online before print February 9 2004, doi:10.1161/01.HYP.0000119192.32360.a9. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Isolation and Culture of Arterial Smooth Muscle Cells From Human Placenta Courtney E. Leik, Amy Willey, Martin F. Graham, and Scott W. Walsh Hypertension. 2004;43:837-840; published online before print February 16 2004, doi:10.1161/01.HYP.0000119191.33112.9c. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Possible Contributions of Reactive Oxygen Species and Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase to Renal Injury in Aldosterone/Salt-Induced Hypertensive Rats Akira Nishiyama, Li Yao, Yukiko Nagai, Kayoko Miyata, Masanori Yoshizumi, Shoji Kagami, Shuji Kondo, Hideyasu Kiyomoto, Takatomi Shokoji, Shoji Kimura, Masakazu Kohno, and Youichi Abe Hypertension. 2004;43:841-848; published online before print February 9 2004, doi:10.1161/01.HYP.0000118519.66430.22. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Depletion of Tissue Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Differentially Influences the Intrarenal and Urinary Expression of Angiotensin Peptides J. Gregory Modrall, Javid Sadjadi, K. Bridget Brosnihan, Patricia E. Gallagher, Chun-hua Yu, Gerald L. Kramer, Kenneth E. Bernstein, and Mark C. Chappell Hypertension. 2004;43:849-853; published online before print February 23 2004, doi:10.1161/01.HYP.0000121462.27393.f6. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Data Supplement
	Effect of Reduced Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Gene Expression and Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition on Angiotensin and Bradykinin Peptide Levels in Mice Duncan J. Campbell, Theodora Alexiou, Hong D. Xiao, Sebastien Fuchs, Michael J. McKinley, Pierre Corvol, and Kenneth E. Bernstein Hypertension. 2004;43:854-859; published online before print February 9 2004, doi:10.1161/01.HYP.0000119190.06968.f1. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Data Supplement
	Elevated BSC-1 and ROMK Expression in Dahl Salt-Sensitive Rat Kidneys Kimberly M. Hoagland, Averia K. Flasch, Annette J. Dahly-Vernon, Elisabete Alcantara dos Santos, Mark A. Knepper, and Richard J. Roman Hypertension. 2004;43:860-865; published online before print February 16 2004, doi:10.1161/01.HYP.0000120123.44945.47. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Sgk1 Mediates Osmotic Induction of NPR-A Gene in Rat Inner Medullary Collecting Duct Cells Songcang Chen, James A. McCormick, Kavitha Prabaker, Jian Wang, David Pearce, and David G. Gardner Hypertension. 2004;43:866-871; published online before print March 8 2004, doi:10.1161/01.HYP.0000121883.55722.45. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	ET_A Receptor Mediates Altered Leukocyte-Endothelial Cell Interaction and Adhesion Molecules Expression in DOCA–Salt Rats Glaucia E. Callera, Augusto C. Montezano, Rhian M. Touyz, Telma M.T. Zorn, Maria Helena C. Carvalho, Zuleica B. Fortes, Dorothy Nigro, Ernesto L. Schiffrin, and Rita C. Tostes Hypertension. 2004;43:872-879; published online before print March 1 2004, doi:10.1161/01.HYP.0000117296.30296.14. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Fas Signaling Induces Akt Activation and Upregulation of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Expression Yukihiro Takemura, Keisuke Fukuo, Osamu Yasuda, Takahito Inoue, Norio Inomata, Toyohiko Yokoi, Hidenobu Kawamoto, Toshimitsu Suhara, and Toshio Ogihara Hypertension. 2004;43:880-884; published online before print February 16 2004, doi:10.1161/01.HYP.0000120124.27641.03. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	PI3-Kinase Upregulation and Involvement in Spontaneous Tone in Arteries From DOCA-Salt Rats: Is p110 ${delta}$ the Culprit? Carrie A. Northcott, Joel S. Hayflick, and Stephanie W. Watts Hypertension. 2004;43:885-890; published online before print March 1 2004, doi:10.1161/01.HYP.0000118518.20331.e8. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Nitric Oxide Donor Sodium Nitroprusside Dilates Rat Small Arteries by Activation of Inward Rectifier Potassium Channels Rudolf Schubert, Ulrike Krien, Iris Wulfsen, Dorrit Schiemann, Gernot Lehmann, Norbert Ulfig, Ruediger W. Veh, Jürgen R. Schwarz, and Hristo Gago Hypertension. 2004;43:891-896; published online before print March 1 2004, doi:10.1161/01.HYP.0000121882.42731.6b. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Data Supplement
	Endothelin-1 Promotes Ca²⁺ Antagonist-Insensitive Coronary Smooth Muscle Contraction Via Activation of ${epsilon}$ -Protein Kinase C Lashonn L. McNair, Daisy A. Salamanca, and Raouf A. Khalil Hypertension. 2004;43:897-904; published online before print February 23 2004, doi:10.1161/01.HYP.0000118520.92686.3b. Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Hypertension Electronic Pages
	Hypertension Online Only: April 2004 John E. Hall Hypertension. 2004;43:905-906. Full Text \| PDF
	Letters to the Editor
	Letters to the Editor: The Cardiorenal Connection Lennart G. Bongartz, Maarten Jan M. Cramer, and Branko Braam Hypertension. 2004;43:e14; published online before print February 16 2004, doi:10.1161/01.HYP.0000118521.06245.b8. Full Text \| PDF
	Insulin, Leptin, and Membrane Microviscosity in Blood Pressure Regulation • Response: Insulin–Leptin Interplay May Differ Among Tissues Kazushi Tsuda, Ichiro Nishio, Carmine Vecchione, and Giuseppe Lembo Hypertension. 2004;43:e15-e16; published online before print February 9 2004, doi:10.1161/01.HYP.0000118363.35532.73. Full Text \| PDF
	Plasma Adiponectin Concentrations in Women With Preeclampsia • Response: Adiponectin Concentrations in Preeclampsia Koichi Shinohara, Akihiko Wakatsuki, Kazushi Watanabe, Nobuo Ikenoue, Takao Fukaya, Naveed Sattar, Jane Ramsey, Nigel Jamieson, and Ian A. Greer Hypertension. 2004;43:e17; published online before print February 2 2004, doi:10.1161/01.HYP.0000118058.72512.08. Full Text \| PDF
	Is Low-Heat Shock Protein 70 a Primary or a Secondary Event in the Development of Atherosclerosis? • Response: Is Low-Heat Shock Protein 70 a Primary or a Secondary Event in the Development of Atherosclerosis? Philip L. Hooper, Joanna J. Hooper, Alan G. Pockley, Anastasia Georgiades, Thomas Thulin, Ulf de Faire, and Johan Frostegård Hypertension. 2004;43:e18-e19; published online before print February 2 2004, doi:10.1161/01.HYP.0000118134.56524.b1. Full Text \| PDF
	Stress Imaging in Renal Transplant Candidates • Response Charles A. Herzog, Jose Jayme G. De Lima, Emil Sabbaga, Marcelo Luis C. Vieira, Flavio J. de Paula, Luis E. Ianhez, Eduardo M. Krieger, and Jose Antonio Ramires Hypertension. 2004;43:e20-e21; published online before print February 16 2004, doi:10.1161/01.HYP.0000120846.88936.d6. Full Text \| PDF
	Aspirin, Chance, and Results in Relation to Blood Pressure • Response: Aspirin Administered at Bedtime as Opposed to Upon Wakening Has an Effect on Ambulatory Blood Pressure: Further Evidence Isidro López-Rodríguez, María P. Rodríguez-Ledo, Ramón C. Hermida, Diana E. Ayala, Carlos Calvo, José E. López, José R. Fernández, Artemio Mojón, María J. Domínguez, and Manuel Covelo Hypertension. 2004;43:e22-e23; published online before print February 16 2004, doi:10.1161/01.HYP.0000120849.80528.35. Full Text \| PDF
	Gold Standard in Assessing Baroreceptive Function • Response: Gold Standards for Baroreflex Gain Alberto Malliani, Nicola Montano, Ruth D. Lipman, and J. Andrew Taylor Hypertension. 2004;43:e24; published online before print February 23 2004, doi:10.1161/01.HYP.0000120966.82562.90. Full Text \| PDF
	Terminology for Describing the Elastic Behavior of Arteries • Response: Terminology for Describing the Elastic Behavior of Arteries James B. Seward, Michael F. O’Rourke, Marc M. Budge, and Raymond G. Gosling Hypertension. 2004;43:e25-e26; published online before print February 23 2004, doi:10.1161/01.HYP.0000120967.97445.fb. Full Text \| PDF
	Orthostatic Hypotension in the Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure: Which Version Is Right? • Response Luis A. Vara-Gonzalez, Pedro Munoz Cacho, Aram V. Chobanian, and Edward J. Roccella Hypertension. 2004;43:e27; published online before print February 23 2004, doi:10.1161/01.HYP.0000121365.95185.50. Full Text \| PDF
	Mortality From Stroke and Ischemic Heart Disease Increases Exponentially With Blood Pressure • Response Larry E. Fields, Aram V. Chobanian, and Edward J. Roccella Hypertension. 2004;43:e28; published online before print February 23 2004, doi:10.1161/01.HYP.0000121366.89530.1c. Full Text \| PDF
	Does Hypomagnesemia Have an Adaptive Role in Hypertension? • Response: Does Hypomagnesemia Have an Adaptive Role in Hypertension? Vinod Kumar Gupta, Carrie A. Northcott, and Stephanie W. Watts Hypertension. 2004;43:e29; published online before print February 23 2004, doi:10.1161/01.HYP.0000121463.32551.8f. Full Text \| PDF

Spotlight

TOC Spotlight File

Volume 43, Issue 4; April 1, 2004

Brief Reviews

Angiotensin II and Cell Cycle Regulation

Causes and Consequences of Increased Sympathetic Activity in Renal Disease

Urinary Potassium Excretion and Sodium Sensitivity in Blacks

Editorial Commentaries

Concentric or Eccentric Hypertrophy: How Clinically Relevant Is the Difference?

From Inflammation to Fibrosis: A Stiff Stretch of Highway

Smart Gene Therapy for the Heart

How Does Angiotensin II Cause Renal Injury?

Effect of Caffeine on Blood Pressure Beyond the Laboratory

Rapid Communications

Focal Adhesion Protein Zyxin Is a Mechanosensitive Modulator of Gene Expression in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

Scientific Contributions

Left Ventricular Concentric Geometry During Treatment Adversely Affects Cardiovascular Prognosis in Hypertensive Patients

Hypertensive Myocardial Fibrosis and Diastolic Dysfunction: Another Model of Inflammation?

Protection From Ischemic Heart Injury by a Vigilant Heme Oxygenase-1 Plasmid System

Role of Pressure in Angiotensin II-Induced Renal Injury: Chronic Servo-Control of Renal Perfusion Pressure in Rats

Blood Pressure Response to Caffeine Shows Incomplete Tolerance After Short-Term Regular Consumption

WNK4 Intron 10 Polymorphism Is Not Associated With Hypertension

Combined Echocardiographic Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Electrocardiographic ST Depression Improve Prediction of Mortality in American Indians: The Strong Heart Study

Relation Between Socioeconomic Status, Race–Ethnicity, and Left Ventricular Mass: The Northern Manhattan Study

Evidence for a Gene on Chromosome 13 Influencing Postural Systolic Blood Pressure Change and Body Mass Index

Integrating Drug Pharmacokinetics for Phenotyping Individual Renin Response to Angiotensin II Blockade in Humans

C-Reactive Protein Modifies the Relationship Between Blood Pressure and Microalbuminuria

Modulation of Learning and Memory in Dahl Rats by Dietary Salt Restriction

Impaired 11-ß Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 2 Activity in Sweat Gland Ducts in Human Essential Hypertension

Salt Supplementation Improves Orthostatic Cerebral and Peripheral Vascular Control in Patients With Syncope

Baroreflex Buffering of Sympathetic Activation During Sleep: Evidence From Autonomic Assessment of Sleep Macroarchitecture and Microarchitecture

Transmission of Arterial Baroreflex Signals Depends on Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase

Manifestations of Metabolic Syndrome After Hypertensive Pregnancy

L-Arginine Attenuates Hypertension in Pregnant Rats With Reduced Uterine Perfusion Pressure

Isolation and Culture of Arterial Smooth Muscle Cells From Human Placenta

Possible Contributions of Reactive Oxygen Species and Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase to Renal Injury in Aldosterone/Salt-Induced Hypertensive Rats

Depletion of Tissue Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Differentially Influences the Intrarenal and Urinary Expression of Angiotensin Peptides

Effect of Reduced Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Gene Expression and Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition on Angiotensin and Bradykinin Peptide Levels in Mice

Elevated BSC-1 and ROMK Expression in Dahl Salt-Sensitive Rat Kidneys

Sgk1 Mediates Osmotic Induction of NPR-A Gene in Rat Inner Medullary Collecting Duct Cells

ETA Receptor Mediates Altered Leukocyte-Endothelial Cell Interaction and Adhesion Molecules Expression in DOCA–Salt Rats

Fas Signaling Induces Akt Activation and Upregulation of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Expression

PI3-Kinase Upregulation and Involvement in Spontaneous Tone in Arteries From DOCA-Salt Rats: Is p110 the Culprit?

Nitric Oxide Donor Sodium Nitroprusside Dilates Rat Small Arteries by Activation of Inward Rectifier Potassium Channels

Endothelin-1 Promotes Ca2+ Antagonist-Insensitive Coronary Smooth Muscle Contraction Via Activation of -Protein Kinase C

Hypertension Electronic Pages

Hypertension Online Only: April 2004

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor: The Cardiorenal Connection

Insulin, Leptin, and Membrane Microviscosity in Blood Pressure Regulation • Response: Insulin–Leptin Interplay May Differ Among Tissues

Plasma Adiponectin Concentrations in Women With Preeclampsia • Response: Adiponectin Concentrations in Preeclampsia

Is Low-Heat Shock Protein 70 a Primary or a Secondary Event in the Development of Atherosclerosis? • Response: Is Low-Heat Shock Protein 70 a Primary or a Secondary Event in the Development of Atherosclerosis?

Stress Imaging in Renal Transplant Candidates • Response

Aspirin, Chance, and Results in Relation to Blood Pressure • Response: Aspirin Administered at Bedtime as Opposed to Upon Wakening Has an Effect on Ambulatory Blood Pressure: Further Evidence

Gold Standard in Assessing Baroreceptive Function • Response: Gold Standards for Baroreflex Gain

Terminology for Describing the Elastic Behavior of Arteries • Response: Terminology for Describing the Elastic Behavior of Arteries

Orthostatic Hypotension in the Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure: Which Version Is Right? • Response

Mortality From Stroke and Ischemic Heart Disease Increases Exponentially With Blood Pressure • Response

Does Hypomagnesemia Have an Adaptive Role in Hypertension? • Response: Does Hypomagnesemia Have an Adaptive Role in Hypertension?

Spotlight

ET_A Receptor Mediates Altered Leukocyte-Endothelial Cell Interaction and Adhesion Molecules Expression in DOCA–Salt Rats

PI3-Kinase Upregulation and Involvement in Spontaneous Tone in Arteries From DOCA-Salt Rats: Is p110 ${delta}$ the Culprit?

Endothelin-1 Promotes Ca²⁺ Antagonist-Insensitive Coronary Smooth Muscle Contraction Via Activation of ${epsilon}$ -Protein Kinase C