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To the Readers of Hypertension:

Brief Reviews

Is Angiotensin II a Direct Mediator of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy?: Time for Another Look

Hypertension Highlights

Recent Advances in Arterial Stiffness and Wave Reflection in Human Hypertension

Editorial Commentaries

Impedance Progress: Aortic Diameter Rears Its Head Again?

Pulsology Reloaded: Commentary on Similar Effects of Treatment on Central and Brachial Blood Pressure in Older Hypertensive Subjects

Night and Day: What Blood Pressure Matters?

The Riskiest Time for the Brain: Could the Nighttime Be the Right Time for Intervention?

Hypoadiponectinemia: A Novel Link Between Obesity and Hypertension?

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Androgens and Hypertension

Choreographing the Rapid Vascular Effects of Estrogen: Sorting Out the Partners and the Steps

Linking Cardiac Mechanosensing at the Sarcomere M-Band, Nuclear Factor B Signaling, and Cardiac Remodeling

Original Articles

Association of Ambulatory Blood Pressure With Ischemic Brain Injury

Predictors of All-Cause Mortality in Clinical Ambulatory Monitoring: Unique Aspects of Blood Pressure During Sleep

Similar Effects of Treatment on Central and Brachial Blood Pressures in Older Hypertensive Subjects in the Second Australian National Blood Pressure Trial

Noninvasive (Input) Impedance, Pulse Wave Velocity, and Wave Reflection in Healthy Middle-Aged Men and Women

Predictive Utility of Pulse Pressure and Other Blood Pressure Measures for Cardiovascular Outcomes

Long-Term Prognostic Value of Blood Pressure Variability in the General Population: Results of the Pressioni Arteriose Monitorate e Loro Associazioni Study

Long-Term Trandolapril Treatment Is Associated With Reduced Aortic Stiffness: The Prevention of Events With Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition Hemodynamic Substudy

Pulse Wave Velocity Is Inversely Related to Vertebral Bone Density in Hemodialysis Patients

Vascular Stiffness and Genetic Variation at the Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Locus: The Framingham Heart Study

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme I/D and -Adducin Gly460Trp Polymorphisms: From Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Activity to Cardiovascular Outcome

Exercise Training Restores Baroreflex Sensitivity in Never-Treated Hypertensive Patients

Prolonged Activation of the Baroreflex Abolishes Obesity-Induced Hypertension

Neuronal Responsiveness to Central Na⁺ in 2 Congenic Strains of Dahl Salt-Sensitive Rats

Junctional Adhesion Molecule-1 Is Upregulated in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats: Evidence for a Prohypertensive Role Within the Brain Stem

Central Pressor Actions of Aminopeptidase-Resistant Angiotensin II Analogs: Challenging the Angiotensin III Hypothesis

Enhanced Superoxide Production in Renal Outer Medulla of Dahl Salt-Sensitive Rats Reduces Nitric Oxide Tubular-Vascular Cross-Talk

Uninephrectomy in Young Age or Chronic Salt Loading Causes Salt-Sensitive Hypertension in Adult Rats

Norepinephrine, via ß-Adrenoceptors, Regulates Bumetanide-Sensitive Cotransporter Type 1 Expression in Thick Ascending Limb Cells

Differential Effects of 17ß-Estradiol on Function and Expression of Estrogen Receptor , Estrogen Receptor ß, and GPR30 in Arteries and Veins of Patients With Atherosclerosis

Distinct Roles of Estrogen Receptors and ß Mediating Acute Vasodilation of Epicardial Coronary Arteries

Alteration of Volume-Regulated Chloride Movement in Rat Cerebrovascular Smooth Muscle Cells During Hypertension

Regulation of Scavenger Receptor Class BI Gene Expression by Angiotensin II in Vascular Endothelial Cells

Left Ventricular Hypertrophy, Subclinical Atherosclerosis, and Inflammation

Plasma Osteoprotegerin Levels in the General Population: Relation to Indices of Left Ventricular Structure and Function

Overexpression of Myofibrillogenesis Regulator-1 Aggravates Cardiac Hypertrophy Induced by Angiotensin II in Mice

Novel Mechanisms of Valsartan on the Treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction Through Inhibition of the Antiadhesion Molecule Periostin

Childhood Growth and Hypertension in Later Life

Similar Associations of Parental Prenatal Smoking Suggest Child Blood Pressure Is Not Influenced by Intrauterine Effects

Sex Differences in the Renal Changes Elicited by Angiotensin II Blockade During the Nephrogenic Period

Difference in Neutrophil Superoxide Generation During Pregnancy Between Preeclampsia and Essential Hypertension

Relationship Between Androgen Levels and Blood Pressure in Young Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Adiponectin Level and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Japanese Men

Hypoadiponectinemia as a Predictor for the Development of Hypertension: A 5-Year Prospective Study

Letters to the Editor

Evolution and Hypertension: Is the Renin System Necessary?

Response to Evolution and Hypertension: Is the Renin System Necessary?

Sympathetic Activity, Heart Failure, Obesity, and Metabolic Syndrome: Is There Any Role for Obstructive Sleep Apnea?

Response to Sympathetic Activity, Heart Failure, Obesity, and Metabolic Syndrome: Is There Any Role for Sleep Apnea?

Out-of-Office Blood Pressure Control Among Treated Subjects

Response to Out-of-Office Blood Pressure Control Among Treated Subjects

Upregulation of Nitric Oxide, Inhibition of Oxidative Stress, and Antihypertensive Effects of Statins

Response to Upregulation of Nitric Oxide, Inhibition of Oxidative Stress, and Antihypertensive Effects of Statins

Treatment of Hyperuricemia in Essential Hypertension

Response to Treatment of Hyperuricemia in Essential Hypertension

Type 2 Deiodinase Thr92Ala Polymorphism Is Not Associated With Arterial Hypertension in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients

Response to Type 2 Deiodinase Thr92Ala Polymorphism Is Not Associated With Arterial Hypertension in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients

Corrections

Correction

Abstracts From the 28th Annual Scientific Meeting of the High Blood Pressure Research Council of Australia

Proceedings of the High Blood Pressure Research Council of Australia 2006 Annual Scientific Meeting

Author Index

Author Index