Hypertension -- Table of Contents (51 [2])

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Volume 51, Issue 2; February 1, 2008

Brief Reviews
Hypertension Highlights
Editorial Commentaries
Original Articles
Letters to the Editor
Preface
Awards
Novartis Award for Hypertension Research
Original Articles Part 2

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	Brief Reviews
	Aldosterone and Vascular Inflammation Nancy J. Brown Hypertension. 2008;51:161-167; published online before print January 2 2008, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.095489 Full Text \| PDF
	Hypertension Highlights
	Should We Target the Sympathetic Nervous System in the Treatment of Obesity-Associated Hypertension? Italo Biaggioni Hypertension. 2008;51:168-171; published online before print December 17 2007, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.090514 Full Text \| PDF
	Editorial Commentaries
	Apocynin, NADPH Oxidase, and Vascular Cells: A Complex Matter Rhian M. Touyz Hypertension. 2008;51:172-174; published online before print December 17 2007, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.103200 Full Text \| PDF
	Angiotensin II: One Driving Force Behind Atherogenesis Cornelius F.H. Mueller and Georg Nickenig Hypertension. 2008;51:175-176; published online before print December 24 2007, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.102376 Full Text \| PDF
	Vascular Stiffness and the "Chicken-or-the-Egg" Question Stephen P. Glasser and Donna K. Arnett Hypertension. 2008;51:177-178; published online before print January 14 2008, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.098830 Full Text \| PDF
	Assessing Left Ventricular Performance: A Rashomon Effect Giovanni de Simone and Richard B. Devereux Hypertension. 2008;51:179-181; published online before print December 24 2007, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.100222 Full Text \| PDF
	Original Articles
	Increased Arterial Stiffness in Normoglycemic Normotensive Offspring of Type 2 Diabetic Parents Cristina Giannattasio, Monica Failla, Anna Capra, Elisabetta Scanziani, Maria Amigoni, Lucia Boffi, Christine Whistock, Pierluigi Gamba, Felice Paleari, and Giuseppe Mancia Hypertension. 2008;51:182-187; published online before print January 14 2008, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.097535 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Determination of Aortic Pulse Wave Velocity From Waveform Decomposition of the Central Aortic Pressure Pulse Ahmed Qasem and Alberto Avolio Hypertension. 2008;51:188-195; published online before print January 2 2008, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.092676 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Pulse Pressure Is Inversely Related to Aortic Root Diameter Implications for the Pathogenesis of Systolic Hypertension S. Morteza Farasat, Christopher H. Morrell, Angelo Scuteri, Chih-Tai Ting, Frank C.P. Yin, Harold A. Spurgeon, Chen-Huan Chen, Edward G. Lakatta, and Samer S. Najjar Hypertension. 2008;51:196-202; published online before print December 24 2007, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.099515 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Data Supplement
	Importance of Measuring the Time Course of Flow-Mediated Dilatation in Humans Mark A. Black, N. Timothy Cable, Dick H.J. Thijssen, and Daniel J. Green Hypertension. 2008;51:203-210; published online before print December 17 2007, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.101014 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Apocynin Is Not an Inhibitor of Vascular NADPH Oxidases but an Antioxidant Sabine Heumüller, Sven Wind, Eduardo Barbosa-Sicard, Harald H.H.W. Schmidt, Rudi Busse, Katrin Schröder, and Ralf P. Brandes Hypertension. 2008;51:211-217; published online before print December 17 2007, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.100214 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Data Supplement
	Deoxycorticosterone Acetate Salt Hypertension in Apolipoprotein E^–/– Mice Results in Accelerated Atherosclerosis: The Role of Angiotensin II Daiana Weiss and W. Robert Taylor Hypertension. 2008;51:218-224; published online before print December 24 2007, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.095885 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Data Supplement
	Protective Effect of Dietary Potassium Against Vascular Injury in Salt-Sensitive Hypertension Makiko Kido, Katsuyuki Ando, Maristela L. Onozato, Akihiro Tojo, Masahiro Yoshikawa, Teruhiko Ogita, and Toshiro Fujita Hypertension. 2008;51:225-231; published online before print December 24 2007, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.098251 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Novel Role of Protein Kinase C- ${delta}$ Tyr³¹¹ Phosphorylation in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Hypertrophy by Angiotensin II Hidekatsu Nakashima, Gerald D. Frank, Heigoro Shirai, Akinari Hinoki, Sadaharu Higuchi, Haruhiko Ohtsu, Kunie Eguchi, Archana Sanjay, Mary E. Reyland, Peter J. Dempsey, Tadashi Inagami, and Satoru Eguchi Hypertension. 2008;51:232-238; published online before print January 7 2008, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.101253 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Data Supplement
	Low Concentrations of Sphingosylphosphorylcholine Enhance Pulmonary Artery Vasoreactivity: The Role of Protein Kinase C ${delta}$ and Ca²⁺ Entry Vladimir A. Snetkov, Gavin D. Thomas, Bonnie Teague, Richard M. Leach, Yasin Shaifta, Greg A. Knock, Philip I. Aaronson, and Jeremy P.T. Ward Hypertension. 2008;51:239-245; published online before print December 24 2007, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.104802 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Endothelial 15-Lipoxygenase-1 Overexpression Increases Acetylcholine-Induced Hypotension and Vasorelaxation in Rabbits Nitin T. Aggarwal, Yuttanna Chawengsub, Kathryn M. Gauthier, Helena Viita, Seppo Yla-Herttuala, and William B. Campbell Hypertension. 2008;51:246-251; published online before print January 7 2008, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.104125 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Data Supplement
	Role of Bradykinin, Nitric Oxide, and Angiotensin II Type 2 Receptor in Imidapril-Induced Angiogenesis Ping Li, Takahisa Kondo, Yasushi Numaguchi, Koichi Kobayashi, Mika Aoki, Natsuo Inoue, Kenji Okumura, and Toyoaki Murohara Hypertension. 2008;51:252-258; published online before print December 17 2007, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.097394 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Data Supplement
	Telmisartan Inhibits CD4-Positive Lymphocyte Migration Independent of the Angiotensin Type 1 Receptor via Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor- ${gamma}$ Daniel Walcher, Katharina Hess, Philipp Heinz, Kerstin Petscher, Dusica Vasic, Ulrich Kintscher, Markus Clemenz, Martin Hartge, Katrin Raps, Vinzenz Hombach, and Nikolaus Marx Hypertension. 2008;51:259-266; published online before print December 24 2007, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.099028 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme C-Terminal Catalytic Domain Is the Main Site of Angiotensin I Cleavage In Vivo Sebastien Fuchs, Hong D. Xiao, Christine Hubert, Annie Michaud, Duncan J. Campbell, Jonathan W. Adams, Mario R. Capecchi, Pierre Corvol, and Kenneth E. Bernstein Hypertension. 2008;51:267-274; published online before print December 24 2007, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.097865 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Data Supplement
	Arterioventricular Coupling and Ventricular Efficiency After Antihypertensive Therapy: A Noninvasive Prospective Study Martin Osranek, John H. Eisenach, Bijoy K. Khandheria, Krishnaswamy Chandrasekaran, James B. Seward, and Marek Belohlavek Hypertension. 2008;51:275-281; published online before print December 24 2007, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.097964 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Early Hypertension Is Associated With Reduced Regional Cardiac Function, Insulin Resistance, Epicardial, and Visceral Fat Anna Maria Sironi, Alessandro Pingitore, Sergio Ghione, Daniele De Marchi, Barbara Scattini, Vincenzo Positano, Elza Muscelli, Demetrio Ciociaro, Massimo Lombardi, Ele Ferrannini, and Amalia Gastaldelli Hypertension. 2008;51:282-288; published online before print January 2 2008, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.098640 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| CME
	Mineralocorticoid Signaling in Transition to Heart Failure With Normal Ejection Fraction Brian P. Shapiro, Theophilus E. Owan, Selma Mohammed, Martina Kruger, Wolfgang A. Linke, John C. Burnett, Jr, and Margaret M. Redfield Hypertension. 2008;51:289-295; published online before print December 17 2007, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.099010 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Data Supplement
	Beneficial Effects of Pioglitazone on Hypertensive Cardiovascular Injury Are Enhanced by Combination With Candesartan Taishi Nakamura, Eiichiro Yamamoto, Keiichiro Kataoka, Takuro Yamashita, Yoshiko Tokutomi, Yi-Fei Dong, Shinji Matsuba, Hisao Ogawa, and Shokei Kim-Mitsuyama Hypertension. 2008;51:296-301; published online before print December 24 2007, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.099044 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Data Supplement
	Suppression of Cardiomyocyte Hypertrophy by Inhibition of the Ubiquitin-Proteasome System Silke Meiners, Henryk Dreger, Mandy Fechner, Sven Bieler, Wim Rother, Christoph Günther, Gert Baumann, Verena Stangl, and Karl Stangl Hypertension. 2008;51:302-308; published online before print December 17 2007, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.097816 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Data Supplement
	Gene Expression Pattern in Biomechanically Stretched Cardiomyocytes: Evidence for a Stretch-Specific Gene Program Derk Frank, Christian Kuhn, Benedikt Brors, Christiane Hanselmann, Mark Lüdde, Hugo A. Katus, and Norbert Frey Hypertension. 2008;51:309-318; published online before print December 24 2007, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.098046 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Data Supplement
	Involvement of Nox2 NADPH Oxidase in Adverse Cardiac Remodeling After Myocardial Infarction Yee H. Looi, David J. Grieve, Anjana Siva, Simon J. Walker, Narayana Anilkumar, Alison C. Cave, Michael Marber, Mark J. Monaghan, and Ajay M. Shah Hypertension. 2008;51:319-325; published online before print January 7 2008, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.101980 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Data Supplement
	Urotensin II and Cardiomyopathy in End-Stage Renal Disease Carmine Zoccali, Francesca Mallamaci, Frank Antonio Benedetto, Giovanni Tripepi, Patrizia Pizzini, Sebastiano Cutrupi, and Lorenzo Malatino Hypertension. 2008;51:326-333; published online before print December 17 2007, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.101188 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Racial Differences in Microalbumin Excretion in Healthy Adolescents Coral D. Hanevold, Jennifer S. Pollock, and Gregory A. Harshfield Hypertension. 2008;51:334-338; published online before print January 2 2008, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.098095 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Relation of Dietary Salt and Aldosterone to Urinary Protein Excretion in Subjects With Resistant Hypertension Eduardo Pimenta, Krishna K. Gaddam, Monique N. Pratt-Ubunama, Mari K. Nishizaka, Inmaculada Aban, Suzanne Oparil, and David A. Calhoun Hypertension. 2008;51:339-344; published online before print December 17 2007, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.100701 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Angiotensin II Type 2 Receptors and Nitric Oxide Sustain Oxygenation in the Clipped Kidney of Early Goldblatt Hypertensive Rats Fredrik Palm, Stephanie G. Connors, Margarida Mendonca, William J. Welch, and Christopher S. Wilcox Hypertension. 2008;51:345-351; published online before print December 24 2007, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.097832 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Endothelial Dysfunction and the Development of Renal Injury in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats Fed a High-Fat Diet Sarah F. Knight, Jeffrey E. Quigley, Jianghe Yuan, Siddhartha S. Roy, Ahmed Elmarakby, and John D. Imig Hypertension. 2008;51:352-359; published online before print December 24 2007, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.099499 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Data Supplement
	Differential D₁ and D₅ Receptor Regulation and Degradation of the Angiotensin Type 1 Receptor John J. Gildea, Xiaoli Wang, Pedro A. Jose, and Robin A. Felder Hypertension. 2008;51:360-366; published online before print January 2 2008, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.100099 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Data Supplement
	Oxidative Stress Causes Renal Dopamine D1 Receptor Dysfunction and Salt-Sensitive Hypertension in Sprague-Dawley Rats Anees A. Banday, Yuen-Sum Lau, and Mustafa F. Lokhandwala Hypertension. 2008;51:367-375; published online before print December 24 2007, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.102111 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Benefit of Low-Fat Over Low-Carbohydrate Diet on Endothelial Health in Obesity Shane A. Phillips, Jason W. Jurva, Amjad Q. Syed, Amina Q. Syed, Jacquelyn P. Kulinski, Joan Pleuss, Raymond G. Hoffmann, and David D. Gutterman Hypertension. 2008;51:376-382; published online before print January 14 2008, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.101824 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Data Supplement
	Diet-Induced Obesity in Female Mice Leads to Offspring Hyperphagia, Adiposity, Hypertension, and Insulin Resistance: A Novel Murine Model of Developmental Programming Anne-Maj Samuelsson, Phillippa A. Matthews, Marco Argenton, Michael R. Christie, Josie M. McConnell, Eugene H.J. M. Jansen, Aldert H. Piersma, Susan E. Ozanne, Denise Fernandez Twinn, Claude Remacle, Anthea Rowlerson, Lucilla Poston, and Paul D. Taylor Hypertension. 2008;51:383-392; published online before print December 17 2007, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.101477 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Data Supplement
	Effects of Candesartan Compared With Amlodipine in Hypertensive Patients With High Cardiovascular Risks: Candesartan Antihypertensive Survival Evaluation in Japan Trial Toshio Ogihara, Kazuwa Nakao, Tsuguya Fukui, Kohshiro Fukiyama, Kenji Ueshima, Koji Oba, Tosiya Sato, Takao Saruta for the Candesartan Antihypertensive Survival Evaluation in Japan Trial Group Hypertension. 2008;51:393-398; published online before print January 2 2008, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.098475 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Data Supplement
	Lactotripeptides Show No Effect on Human Blood Pressure: Results From a Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial Mariëlle F. Engberink, Evert G. Schouten, Frans J. Kok, Linda A.J. van Mierlo, Ingeborg A. Brouwer, and Johanna M. Geleijnse Hypertension. 2008;51:399-405; published online before print December 17 2007, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.098988 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Data Supplement
	Ethnic and Genetic Determinants of Cardiovascular Response to the Selective ${alpha}$ ₂-Adrenoceptor Agonist Dexmedetomidine Daniel Kurnik, Mordechai Muszkat, Gbenga G. Sofowora, Eitan A. Friedman, William D. Dupont, Mika Scheinin, Alastair J.J. Wood, and C. Michael Stein Hypertension. 2008;51:406-411; published online before print December 10 2007, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.098939 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Data Supplement
	Mitochondrial Dysfunction in the Hypertensive Rat Brain: Respiratory Complexes Exhibit Assembly Defects in Hypertension Ana Lopez-Campistrous, Li Hao, Wang Xiang, Dong Ton, Paul Semchuk, Joerg Sander, Michael J. Ellison, and Carlos Fernandez-Patron Hypertension. 2008;51:412-419; published online before print January 2 2008, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.102285 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Data Supplement
	Letters to the Editor
	About an Epidemic of Primary Aldosteronism Pierre-François Plouin Hypertension. 2008;51:e6; published online before print January 7 2008, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.104448 Full Text \| PDF
	Response to About an Epidemic of Primary Aldosteronism David A. Calhoun Hypertension. 2008;51:e7; published online before print January 14 2008, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.108373 Full Text \| PDF
	Association of Increased Plasma Cardiotrophin-1 With Left Ventricular Mass Indexes in Normotensive Morbid Obesity Alexis Elias Malavazos, Federica Ermetici, Lelio Morricone, Alessandra Delnevo, Calin Coman, Bruno Ambrosi, and Massimiliano Marco Corsi Hypertension. 2008;51:e8; published online before print January 7 2008, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.105346 Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Association of Increased Plasma Cardiotrophin-1 With Left Ventricular Mass Indexes in Normotensive Morbid Obesity Begoña López, Cristina Natal, Nerea Varo, José M. Castellano, Joaquín Barba, and Javier Díez Hypertension. 2008;51:e10; published online before print January 7 2008, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.105890 Full Text \| PDF
	Resistin, Glomerular Filtration Rate, and Insulin Resistance Yasuharu Tabara, Michiya Igase, Haruhiko Osawa, Hideichi Makino, Tetsuro Miki, and Katsuhiko Kohara Hypertension. 2008;51:e11; published online before print December 24 2007, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.102046 Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Resistin, Glomerular Filtration Rate, and Insulin Resistance Allison A. Ellington, A. Rauoof Malik, George G. Klee, and Iftikhar J. Kullo Hypertension. 2008;51:e12; published online before print January 2 2008, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.102053 Full Text \| PDF
	Lysyl Oxidase Inhibition Is Responsible for the Vascular Elastic Fiber Phenotype Gabriele Weissen-Plenz, Andreas Hoffmeier, and Jürgen R. Sindermann Hypertension. 2008;51:e13; published online before print December 24 2007, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.103739 Full Text \| PDF
	Response to Lysyl Oxidase Inhibition Is Responsible for the Vascular Elastic Fiber Phenotype Nathalie Mercier, Khadija El Hadri, Mary Osborne-Pellegrin, Johnny Nehme, Claudine Perret, Carlos Labat, Veronique Regnault, Jean-Marie Daniel Lamazière, Pascal Challande, Bruno Fève, and Patrick Lacolley Hypertension. 2008;51:e14; published online before print December 24 2007, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.104364 Full Text \| PDF
	Preface
	61st Annual Fall Conference and Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association Council for High Blood Pressure Research John E. Hall Hypertension. 2008;51:421-423, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.108.009734 Full Text \| PDF
	Awards
	Awards Hypertension. 2008;51:424-425, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.108.009735 Full Text \| PDF
	Novartis Award for Hypertension Research
	Inversion Region for Hypertension and Brachydactyly on Chromosome 12p Features Multiple Splicing and Noncoding RNA Sylvia Bähring, Martin Kann, Yvette Neuenfeld, Maolian Gong, David Chitayat, Hakan R. Toka, Okan Toka, Ghislaine Plessis, Philipp Maass, Anita Rauch, Atakan Aydin, and Friedrich C. Luft Hypertension. 2008;51:426-431; published online before print December 17 2007, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.101774 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Original Articles Part 2
	Selective Mineralocorticoid Receptor Blocker Eplerenone Reduces Resistance Artery Stiffness in Hypertensive Patients Carmine Savoia, Rhian M. Touyz, Farhad Amiri, and Ernesto L. Schiffrin Hypertension. 2008;51:432-439; published online before print January 14 2008, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.103267 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Metabolic Syndrome and Vascular Alterations in Normotensive Subjects at Risk of Diabetes Mellitus Lorenzo Ghiadoni, Giuseppe Penno, Chiara Giannarelli, Yvonne Plantinga, Melania Bernardini, Laura Pucci, Roberto Miccoli, Stefano Taddei, Antonio Salvetti, and Stefano Del Prato Hypertension. 2008;51:440-445; published online before print December 24 2007, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.103093 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Periodontal Infection Is Associated With Endothelial Dysfunction in Healthy Subjects and Hypertensive Patients Yukihito Higashi, Chikara Goto, Daisuke Jitsuiki, Takashi Umemura, Kenji Nishioka, Takayuki Hidaka, Hiroaki Takemoto, Shuji Nakamura, Junko Soga, Kazuaki Chayama, Masao Yoshizumi, and Akira Taguchi Hypertension. 2008;51:446-453; published online before print November 26 2007, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.101535 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Bradykinin Type 2 Receptor BE1 Genotype Influences Bradykinin-Dependent Vasodilation During Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition Gary P. Van Guilder, Mias Pretorius, James M. Luther, J. Brian Byrd, Kevin Hill, James V. Gainer, and Nancy J. Brown Hypertension. 2008;51:454-459; published online before print January 7 2008, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.102574 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Conversion of Renal Angiotensin II to Angiotensin III Is Critical for AT₂ Receptor–Mediated Natriuresis In Rats Shetal H. Padia, Brandon A. Kemp, Nancy L. Howell, Marie-Claude Fournie-Zaluski, Bernard P. Roques, and Robert M. Carey Hypertension. 2008;51:460-465; published online before print December 24 2007, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.103242 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Positron-Emission Tomography Imaging of the Angiotensin II Subtype 1 Receptor in Swine Renal Artery Stenosis Jinsong Xia, Esen Seckin, Yan Xiang, Melin Vranesic, William B. Mathews, Kelvin Hong, David A. Bluemke, Lilach O. Lerman, and Zsolt Szabo Hypertension. 2008;51:466-473; published online before print January 2 2008, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.102715 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Attenuation of NADPH Oxidase Activation and Glomerular Filtration Barrier Remodeling With Statin Treatment Adam Whaley-Connell, Javad Habibi, Ravi Nistala, Shawna A. Cooper, Poorna R. Karuparthi, Melvin R. Hayden, Nathan Rehmer, Vincent G. DeMarco, Bradley T. Andresen, Yongzhong Wei, Carlos Ferrario, and James R. Sowers Hypertension. 2008;51:474-480; published online before print January 2 2008, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.102467 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Data Supplement
	Lipid Rafts Keep NADPH Oxidase in the Inactive State in Human Renal Proximal Tubule Cells Weixing Han, Hewang Li, Van Anthony M. Villar, Annabelle M. Pascua, Mustafa I. Dajani, Xiaoyang Wang, Aruna Natarajan, Mark T. Quinn, Robin A. Felder, Pedro A. Jose, and Peiying Yu Hypertension. 2008;51:481-487; published online before print January 14 2008, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.103275 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Data Supplement
	Cellular Stretch Increases Superoxide Production in the Thick Ascending Limb Jeffrey L. Garvin and Nancy J. Hong Hypertension. 2008;51:488-493; published online before print December 24 2007, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.102228 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Intact Microtubules Are Required for Natriuretic Responses to Nitric Oxide and Increased Renal Perfusion Pressure Jennifer Park, Brandon A. Kemp, Nancy L. Howell, John J. Gildea, Susanna R. Keller, and Robert M. Carey Hypertension. 2008;51:494-499; published online before print January 2 2008, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.103036 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Renal Redox-Sensitive Signaling, but Not Blood Pressure, Is Attenuated by Nox1 Knockout in Angiotensin II–Dependent Chronic Hypertension Alvaro Yogi, Chantal Mercure, Joshuah Touyz, Glaucia E. Callera, Augusto C.I. Montezano, Anna B. Aranha, Rita C. Tostes, Timothy Reudelhuber, and Rhian M. Touyz Hypertension. 2008;51:500-506; published online before print January 14 2008, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.103192 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Osteopontin in Rat Renal Fibroblasts: Functional Properties and Transcriptional Regulation by Aldosterone Jun Irita, Takafumi Okura, Mie Kurata, Ken-ichi Miyoshi, Tomikazu Fukuoka, and Jitsuo Higaki Hypertension. 2008;51:507-513; published online before print December 24 2007, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.102640 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Data Supplement
	Insulin in the Brain Increases Gain of Baroreflex Control of Heart Rate and Lumbar Sympathetic Nerve Activity Mollie P. Pricher, Korrina L. Freeman, and Virginia L. Brooks Hypertension. 2008;51:514-520; published online before print December 24 2007, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.102608 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Effects of Angiotensin Type 2 Receptor Overexpression in the Rostral Ventrolateral Medulla on Blood Pressure and Urine Excretion in Normal Rats Lie Gao, Weizhong Wang, Wei Wang, Hongwei Li, Colin Sumners, and Irving H. Zucker Hypertension. 2008;51:521-527; published online before print December 17 2007, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.101717 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Diabetes-Associated Cognitive Impairment Is Improved by a Calcium Channel Blocker, Nifedipine Kana Tsukuda, Masaki Mogi, Jian-Mei Li, Jun Iwanami, Li-Juan Min, Akiko Sakata, Teppei Fujita, Masaru Iwai, and Masatsugu Horiuchi Hypertension. 2008;51:528-533; published online before print January 14 2008, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.101634 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Hyperresistinemia Is Associated With Coexistence of Hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes Yasunori Takata, Haruhiko Osawa, Mie Kurata, Maki Kurokawa, Junko Yamauchi, Masaaki Ochi, Wataru Nishida, Takafumi Okura, Jitsuo Higaki, and Hideichi Makino Hypertension. 2008;51:534-539; published online before print January 7 2008, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.103077 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Data Supplement
	Dietary n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Direct Renin Inhibition Improve Electrical Remodeling in a Model of High Human Renin Hypertension Robert Fischer, Ralf Dechend, Fatimunnisa Qadri, Marija Markovic, Sandra Feldt, Florian Herse, Joon-Keun Park, Andrej Gapelyuk, Ines Schwarz, Udo B. Zacharzowsky, Ralph Plehm, Erdal Safak, Arnd Heuser, Alexander Schirdewan, Friedrich C. Luft, Wolf-Hagen Schunck, and Dominik N. Muller Hypertension. 2008;51:540-546; published online before print December 24 2007, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.103143 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Uterine Vascular Function in a Transgenic Preeclampsia Rat Model Stefan Verlohren, Manuela Niehoff, Lydia Hering, Nele Geusens, Florian Herse, Andrei N. Tintu, Andreas Plagemann, Ferdinand LeNoble, Robert Pijnenborg, Dominik N. Muller, Friedrich C. Luft, Joachim W. Dudenhausen, Maik Gollasch, and Ralf Dechend Hypertension. 2008;51:547-553; published online before print January 14 2008, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.103176 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Trophoblasts Reduce the Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Proatherogenic Response Lydia Hering, Florian Herse, Stefan Verlohren, Joon-Keun Park, Maren Wellner, Fatimunnisa Qadri, Robert Pijnenborg, Anne C. Staff, Berthold Huppertz, Dominik N. Muller, Friedrich C. Luft, and Ralf Dechend Hypertension. 2008;51:554-559; published online before print January 14 2008, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.102905 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF \| Data Supplement
	Reduced Cardiac Remodeling and Function in Cardiac-Specific EP₄ Receptor Knockout Mice With Myocardial Infarction Jian-Yong Qian, Pamela Harding, Yunhe Liu, Ed Shesely, Xiao-Ping Yang, and Margot C. LaPointe Hypertension. 2008;51:560-566; published online before print January 7 2008, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.102590 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Altered Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase Gene Expression and Function and Vascular Disease Risk in the Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat Mandi J. Corenblum, Vance E. Wise, Katrin Georgi, Bruce D. Hammock, Peter A. Doris, and Myriam Fornage Hypertension. 2008;51:567-573; published online before print December 17 2007, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.102160 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Endothelial Dysfunction and Elevated Blood Pressure in Mas Gene-Deleted Mice Ping Xu, Andrey C. Costa-Goncalves, Mihail Todiras, Luiza A. Rabelo, Walkyria O. Sampaio, Marina M. Moura, Sergio Sousa Santos, Friedrich C. Luft, Michael Bader, Volkmar Gross, Natalia Alenina, and Robson A.S. Santos Hypertension. 2008;51:574-580; published online before print January 7 2008, doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.102764 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF

Spotlight

TOC Spotlight File

Volume 51, Issue 2; February 1, 2008

Brief Reviews

Aldosterone and Vascular Inflammation

Hypertension Highlights

Should We Target the Sympathetic Nervous System in the Treatment of Obesity-Associated Hypertension?

Editorial Commentaries

Apocynin, NADPH Oxidase, and Vascular Cells: A Complex Matter

Angiotensin II: One Driving Force Behind Atherogenesis

Vascular Stiffness and the "Chicken-or-the-Egg" Question

Assessing Left Ventricular Performance: A Rashomon Effect

Original Articles

Increased Arterial Stiffness in Normoglycemic Normotensive Offspring of Type 2 Diabetic Parents

Determination of Aortic Pulse Wave Velocity From Waveform Decomposition of the Central Aortic Pressure Pulse

Pulse Pressure Is Inversely Related to Aortic Root Diameter Implications for the Pathogenesis of Systolic Hypertension

Importance of Measuring the Time Course of Flow-Mediated Dilatation in Humans

Apocynin Is Not an Inhibitor of Vascular NADPH Oxidases but an Antioxidant

Deoxycorticosterone Acetate Salt Hypertension in Apolipoprotein E–/– Mice Results in Accelerated Atherosclerosis: The Role of Angiotensin II

Protective Effect of Dietary Potassium Against Vascular Injury in Salt-Sensitive Hypertension

Novel Role of Protein Kinase C- Tyr311 Phosphorylation in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Hypertrophy by Angiotensin II

Low Concentrations of Sphingosylphosphorylcholine Enhance Pulmonary Artery Vasoreactivity: The Role of Protein Kinase C and Ca2+ Entry

Endothelial 15-Lipoxygenase-1 Overexpression Increases Acetylcholine-Induced Hypotension and Vasorelaxation in Rabbits

Role of Bradykinin, Nitric Oxide, and Angiotensin II Type 2 Receptor in Imidapril-Induced Angiogenesis

Telmisartan Inhibits CD4-Positive Lymphocyte Migration Independent of the Angiotensin Type 1 Receptor via Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme C-Terminal Catalytic Domain Is the Main Site of Angiotensin I Cleavage In Vivo

Arterioventricular Coupling and Ventricular Efficiency After Antihypertensive Therapy: A Noninvasive Prospective Study

Early Hypertension Is Associated With Reduced Regional Cardiac Function, Insulin Resistance, Epicardial, and Visceral Fat

Mineralocorticoid Signaling in Transition to Heart Failure With Normal Ejection Fraction

Beneficial Effects of Pioglitazone on Hypertensive Cardiovascular Injury Are Enhanced by Combination With Candesartan

Suppression of Cardiomyocyte Hypertrophy by Inhibition of the Ubiquitin-Proteasome System

Gene Expression Pattern in Biomechanically Stretched Cardiomyocytes: Evidence for a Stretch-Specific Gene Program

Involvement of Nox2 NADPH Oxidase in Adverse Cardiac Remodeling After Myocardial Infarction

Urotensin II and Cardiomyopathy in End-Stage Renal Disease

Racial Differences in Microalbumin Excretion in Healthy Adolescents

Relation of Dietary Salt and Aldosterone to Urinary Protein Excretion in Subjects With Resistant Hypertension

Angiotensin II Type 2 Receptors and Nitric Oxide Sustain Oxygenation in the Clipped Kidney of Early Goldblatt Hypertensive Rats

Endothelial Dysfunction and the Development of Renal Injury in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats Fed a High-Fat Diet

Differential D1 and D5 Receptor Regulation and Degradation of the Angiotensin Type 1 Receptor

Oxidative Stress Causes Renal Dopamine D1 Receptor Dysfunction and Salt-Sensitive Hypertension in Sprague-Dawley Rats

Benefit of Low-Fat Over Low-Carbohydrate Diet on Endothelial Health in Obesity

Diet-Induced Obesity in Female Mice Leads to Offspring Hyperphagia, Adiposity, Hypertension, and Insulin Resistance: A Novel Murine Model of Developmental Programming

Effects of Candesartan Compared With Amlodipine in Hypertensive Patients With High Cardiovascular Risks: Candesartan Antihypertensive Survival Evaluation in Japan Trial

Lactotripeptides Show No Effect on Human Blood Pressure: Results From a Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial

Ethnic and Genetic Determinants of Cardiovascular Response to the Selective 2-Adrenoceptor Agonist Dexmedetomidine

Mitochondrial Dysfunction in the Hypertensive Rat Brain: Respiratory Complexes Exhibit Assembly Defects in Hypertension

Letters to the Editor

About an Epidemic of Primary Aldosteronism

Response to About an Epidemic of Primary Aldosteronism

Association of Increased Plasma Cardiotrophin-1 With Left Ventricular Mass Indexes in Normotensive Morbid Obesity

Response to Association of Increased Plasma Cardiotrophin-1 With Left Ventricular Mass Indexes in Normotensive Morbid Obesity

Resistin, Glomerular Filtration Rate, and Insulin Resistance

Response to Resistin, Glomerular Filtration Rate, and Insulin Resistance

Lysyl Oxidase Inhibition Is Responsible for the Vascular Elastic Fiber Phenotype

Response to Lysyl Oxidase Inhibition Is Responsible for the Vascular Elastic Fiber Phenotype

Preface

61st Annual Fall Conference and Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association Council for High Blood Pressure Research

Awards

Awards

Novartis Award for Hypertension Research

Inversion Region for Hypertension and Brachydactyly on Chromosome 12p Features Multiple Splicing and Noncoding RNA

Original Articles Part 2

Selective Mineralocorticoid Receptor Blocker Eplerenone Reduces Resistance Artery Stiffness in Hypertensive Patients

Metabolic Syndrome and Vascular Alterations in Normotensive Subjects at Risk of Diabetes Mellitus

Periodontal Infection Is Associated With Endothelial Dysfunction in Healthy Subjects and Hypertensive Patients

Bradykinin Type 2 Receptor BE1 Genotype Influences Bradykinin-Dependent Vasodilation During Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition

Conversion of Renal Angiotensin II to Angiotensin III Is Critical for AT2 Receptor–Mediated Natriuresis In Rats

Positron-Emission Tomography Imaging of the Angiotensin II Subtype 1 Receptor in Swine Renal Artery Stenosis

Attenuation of NADPH Oxidase Activation and Glomerular Filtration Barrier Remodeling With Statin Treatment

Lipid Rafts Keep NADPH Oxidase in the Inactive State in Human Renal Proximal Tubule Cells

Cellular Stretch Increases Superoxide Production in the Thick Ascending Limb

Intact Microtubules Are Required for Natriuretic Responses to Nitric Oxide and Increased Renal Perfusion Pressure

Renal Redox-Sensitive Signaling, but Not Blood Pressure, Is Attenuated by Nox1 Knockout in Angiotensin II–Dependent Chronic Hypertension

Osteopontin in Rat Renal Fibroblasts: Functional Properties and Transcriptional Regulation by Aldosterone

Insulin in the Brain Increases Gain of Baroreflex Control of Heart Rate and Lumbar Sympathetic Nerve Activity

Effects of Angiotensin Type 2 Receptor Overexpression in the Rostral Ventrolateral Medulla on Blood Pressure and Urine Excretion in Normal Rats

Diabetes-Associated Cognitive Impairment Is Improved by a Calcium Channel Blocker, Nifedipine

Hyperresistinemia Is Associated With Coexistence of Hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes

Dietary n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Direct Renin Inhibition Improve Electrical Remodeling in a Model of High Human Renin Hypertension

Uterine Vascular Function in a Transgenic Preeclampsia Rat Model

Trophoblasts Reduce the Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Proatherogenic Response

Reduced Cardiac Remodeling and Function in Cardiac-Specific EP4 Receptor Knockout Mice With Myocardial Infarction

Deoxycorticosterone Acetate Salt Hypertension in Apolipoprotein E^–/– Mice Results in Accelerated Atherosclerosis: The Role of Angiotensin II

Novel Role of Protein Kinase C- ${delta}$ Tyr³¹¹ Phosphorylation in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Hypertrophy by Angiotensin II

Low Concentrations of Sphingosylphosphorylcholine Enhance Pulmonary Artery Vasoreactivity: The Role of Protein Kinase C ${delta}$ and Ca²⁺ Entry

Telmisartan Inhibits CD4-Positive Lymphocyte Migration Independent of the Angiotensin Type 1 Receptor via Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor- ${gamma}$

Differential D₁ and D₅ Receptor Regulation and Degradation of the Angiotensin Type 1 Receptor

Ethnic and Genetic Determinants of Cardiovascular Response to the Selective ${alpha}$ ₂-Adrenoceptor Agonist Dexmedetomidine

Conversion of Renal Angiotensin II to Angiotensin III Is Critical for AT₂ Receptor–Mediated Natriuresis In Rats

Reduced Cardiac Remodeling and Function in Cardiac-Specific EP₄ Receptor Knockout Mice With Myocardial Infarction