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American Journal of Hypertension JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HYPERTENSION CUMULATIVE CONTENTS NUMBER 1, JANUARY 2003 Original Contributions Reduction of Pressor Response to Vasoconstrictor Agents By Overexpression of Catalase in Mice ...........4.5. 1-5 Hong Yang, MingJian Shi, Holiy VanRemmen, XinLian Chen, Jan Vijg, Arlan Richardson, and ZhongMao Guo Influence of Dietary Salt Intake on the Response of Isolated Perfused Mesenteric Veins of the Dog to Vasoactive Roger Hainsworth, Olusoga A. Sofola, Alex J.P. Knill, and Mark J. Drinkhill Endothelial Damage and Angiogenesis in Hypertensive Patients: Relationship to Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Risk Ee ee ea re eee eS ee ee ee ee oee e a ee ere eo ea ee eee eee a oe ee 11-20 Dirk C. Felmeden, Charles G.C. Spencer, Funmi M. Belgore, Andrew D. Blann, D. Gareth Beevers, and Gregory Y.H. Lip Calcium Exerts a Larger Regulatory Effect on Potassium* Channels in Small Mesenteric Artery Mycoytes From Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats Compared to Wistar-Kyoto Rats ....... eee eee ee ee es 21-27 Robert H. Cox, Irina Lozinskaya, and Nancy J. Dietz Influence of Nitric Oxide on Neurogenic Contraction and Relaxation of the Human Gastroepiploic Artery ....... Pascual Medina, Gloria Segarra, Marta Peiro, Blas Flor, Juan B. Martinez-Leon, José M. Vila, and Salvador Lluch Effects of Omapatrilat on Blood Pressure and Renal Injury in L-NAME and L-NAME Plus DOCA-Treated Rats ..... Isabel Rodriguez-Gomez, Rosemary Wangensteen, Noemi M. Atucha, Francisco O’Valle, Raimundo G. Del Moral, Joaquin Garcia-Estan, Felix Vargas, and Antonio Osuna Short-Term Predictors of Maintenance of Normotension After Withdrawal of Antihypertensive Drugs in the Second 6 kg boo ow 8 we Ee Oe le Oe ee ee Ok Le eee 39-45 Mark R. Nelson, Chris M. Reid, Henry Krum, Philip Ryan, Lindon M.H. Wing, and John J. McNeil, on behalf of the Management Committee, Second Australian National Blood Pressure Study Different Drug Classes Have Variable Effects on Blood Pressure Depending on the Time of Day ............. Trefor O. Morgan and Adrianne Anderson Efficacy and Safety of a Once Daily Graded-Release Diltiazem Formulation in Essential Hypertension ......... Stephen P. Glasser, Joel M. Neutel, Theophilus J. Gana, and Kenneth S. Albert Detection of a Receptor for Angiotensinogen on Placental Cells ....... 0... cee eee ee ee ee ee ee ees 59-62 Duane A. Tewksbury, Nan Pan, and Steven J. Kaiser Brief Communications Caffeine Increases Aortic Stiffness in Hypertensive Patients ....... 0... 0c ce eee eee eee eee eee eee es 63-66 Charalambos Vlachopoulos, Kozo Hirata, Christodoulos Stefanadis, Pavlos Toutouzas, and Michael F. O'Rourke Hemodynamic Effects of Nicotinic Acid Infusion in Normotensive and Hypertensive Subjects ............... 67-71 Crystal A. Gadegbeku, Arachelvi Dhandayuthapani, M. Zakaria Shrayyef, and Brent M. Egan Decreased Plasma Adiponectin Concentration in Patients With Essential Hypertension .............0..000. 72-75 Marcin Adamczak, Andrzej Wiecek, Tohru Funahashi, Jerzy Chudek, Franciszek Kokot, and Yuji Matsuzawa Gestational Age and Birth Weight in Relation to Aortic Stiffness in Healthy Young Adults: a a el ek ee ea ee eg tal betes tee he ieee 6 6h a eee ke aie ae dale ys 76-79 Anath Oren, Lydia E. Vos, Willem-Jan W. Bos, Michel E. Safar, Cuno S.P.M. Uiterwaal, Wim H.M. Gorissen, Diederick E. Grobbee, and Michiel L. Bots 0895-7061/03/$30.00 © 2003 by the American Journal of Hypertension, Ltd. Published by Elsevier Inc. AJH-December 2003-VOL. 16, NO. 12 CUMULATIVE CONTENTS 1117 Review Aldosterone-Induced Cardiac Damage: Focus on Blood Pressure Independent Effects Bernhard M.W. Schmidt and Roland E. Schmieder Editorials When Can the Practicing Physician Suspect White Coat Hypertension? Statement From the Working Group on Blood Pressure Monitoring of the European Society of Hypertension Paolo Verdecchia, Eoin O’Brien, Thomas Pickering, Jan A. Staessen, Gianfranco Parati, Martin Myers, Paolo Palatini, on behalf of the European Society of Hypertension Working Group on Blood Pressure Monitoring David A. McCarron Letters to the Editor NUMBER 2, FEBRUARY 2003 Original Contributions A New Model of Isolated Systolic Hypertension Induced By Chronic Warfarin and Vitamin K, Treatment 103-110 Rachida Essalihi, Huy Hao Dao, Nobuharu Yamaguchi, and Pierre Moreau Angiotensin II AT1 Receptor Blockade Improves Renal Perfusion in Hypercholesterolemia 111-115 Alejandro R. Chade, Martin Rodriguez-Porcel, Steven J. Rippentrop, Amir Lerman, and Lilach O. Lerman Effect of Efonidipine and ACE Inhibitors on Proteinuria in Human Hypertension With Renal Impairment 116-122 Koichi Hayashi, Hiroo Kumagai, and Takao Saruta Effect of AT, Receptor Blockade on Endothelial Function in Essential Hypertension 123-128 Arnfried U. Klingbeil, Stefan John, Markus P. Schneider, Johannes Jacobi, Renate Handrock, and Roland E. Schmieder Leukocyte Angiotensin II Levels in Patients With Essential Hypertension: Relation to Insulin Resistance 129-134 Noboru Fukuda, Mari Nakayama, Teng Jian, Chikara Satoh, Tomohiro Nakayama, Masayoshi Soma, Yoichi Izumi, and Katsuo Kanmatsuse Effects of Nabumetone, Celecoxib, and Ibuprofen on Blood Pressure Control in Hypertensive Patients on Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors 135-139 Robert Palmer, Robert Weiss, Randall M. Zusman, Ann Haig, Susan Flavin, and Brian MacDonald Systolic Blood Pressure Is the Main Etiology for Poorly Controlled Hypertension 140-143 Muhammad G. Alam and Yousri M. Barri Brief Communications A Meta-Analysis of Genome-Wide Linkage Scans for Hypertension: The National Heart, Lung and Blood 144-147 Institute Family Blood Pressure Program Michael A. Province, Sharon L.R. Kardia, Koustubh Ranade, Dabeeru C. Rao, Bonnie A. Thiel, Richard S. Cooper, Neil Risch, Stephen T. Turner, David R. Cox, Steven C. Hunt, Alan B. Weder, and Eric Boerwinkle A Genome-Wide Affected Sibpair Linkage Analysis of Hypertension: The HyperGEN Network 148-150 Dabeeru C. Rao, Michael A. Province, Mark F. Leppert, Al Oberman, Gerardo Heiss, R. Curt Ellison, Donna K. Arnett, John H. Eckfeldt, Karen Schwander, Steve C. Mockrin, and Steve C. Hunt A Genome-Wide Linkage Analysis Investigating the Determinants of Blood Pressure in Whites and African Americans 151-153 Bonnie A. Thiel, Aravinda Chakravarti, Richard S. Cooper, Amy Luke, Sue Lewis, Audrey Lynn, Hemant Tiwari, Nicholas J. Schork, and Alan B. Weder 1118 CUMULATIVE CONTENTS AJH-December 2003-VOL. 16, NO. 12 Genome-Wide Linkage Analyses for Hypertension Genes in Two Ethnically and Geographically Diverse TS SO SEM Pe 6 ee ee ee ee ee eee ee Ce eee ee Eee RP a RECT ee 154-157 Sharon L.R. Kardia, Laura S. Rozek, Julia Krushkal, Robert E. Ferrell, Stephen T. Turner, Richard Hutchinson, Andrew Brown, Charles F. Sing, and Eric Boerwinkle A Genome Scan for Hypertension Susceptibility Loci in Populations of Chinese and Japanese Origins ........ 158-162 Koustubh Ranade, David Hinds, Chao Agnes Hsiung, Lee-Ming Chuang, Mau-Song Chang, Ying-Tsung Chen, Robert Pesich, Joan Hebert, Yii-Der I. Chen, Victor Dzau, Richard Olshen, David Curb, David Botstein, David R. Cox, and Neil Risch Editorials Large-Scale Search for Genes Predisposing to Essential Hypertension... 1... . ceeee ee ees 163-166 Jean-Marc Lalouel Genome Scans for Hypertension and Blood Pressure Regulation ........ eee ee 167-171 Nilesh J. Samani NUMBER 3, MARCH 2003 Original Contributions Lipoic Acid Prevents Hypertension, Hyperglycemia, and the Increase in Heart Mitochondrial Superoxide RS a ee ka. aie ea Ete kik wok ag a aC Oe Baek TO ee Oe ek ee oe ee ae 173-179 Adil EL Midaoui, Aziz Elimadi, Lingyun Wu, Pierre S. Haddad, and Jacques de Champlain Left Ventricular Mass Regression in the LIFE Study: Effect of Previous Antihypertensive Treatment......... 180-186 Gerard P. Aurigemma, Richard B. Devereux, Kristian Wachtell, Vittorio Palmieri, Kurt Boman, Eva Gerdts, Markku S. Nieminen, Vasilios Papademetriou, and Bjorn Dahlof Effectiveness of Furosemide in Uncontrolled Hypertension in the Elderly: Role of Renin Profiling ........... 187-193 Horia L. Viase, Georgia Panagopoulos, and Michael F. Michelis The Magnitude of Sympathetic Hyperactivity in Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension and Preeclampsia ........ 194-199 John P. Greenwood, Eleanor M. Scott, James J. Walker, John B. Stoker, and David A.S.G. Mary Differences in Circadian Blood Pressure Variability During Gestation Between Healthy and Complicated I 6 a ae cee ie8 p -E ve aa eA a RE, 0 CO IS a a OA A REL Cdk, Coke 8 ea 200-208 Ramon C. Hermida, Diana E. Ayala, Artemio Mojon, José R. Fernandez, Ignacio Alonso, Maria F. Aguilar, Rafael Ucieda, and Manuel Iglesias Impact of Abnormal Nocturnal Blood Pressure Fall on Vascular Function ....0.0. ce .eee. eee. ee.e e ee 209-213 Andreas G. Marinakis, Gregory P. Vyssoulis, Andreas P. Michaelides, Eva A. Karpanou, Dennis V. Cokkinos, and Pavlos K. Toutouzas Differential Regulation of Osteopontin Expression in the Clipped and Nonclipped Kidney of Two-Kidney, One-Clip re he ek ese bik he Se eee eae ae Oe GPa h ee oe a ce a ae oe eb Oe 4 Beg kik $6 bo 8 214-222 Stefan Gauer, Andrea Hartner, Ingeborg A. Hauser, Wolfgang Fierlbeck, Wolfgang Eberhardt, and Helmut Geiger Role of Endothelin-1 Induced By Insulin in the Regulation of Vascular Cell Growth ..........0.00.0 0e e 223-228 Michiko Nagai, Kei Kamide, Hiromi Rakugi, Shin Takiuchi, Michio Imai, Iwao Kida, Naomichi Matsukawa, Jitsuo Higaki, and Toshio Ogihara Brief Communications Spurious Systolic Hypertension of Youth: Fit Young Men With Elastic Arteries ......0.00.0 .eee. e.en s 229-232 Azra Mahmud and John Feely Relationship Between Bone Mineral Density and Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Polymorphism in Hypertensive a a A Fd a ee aoe ke ona hare te Bb ese -e yp Ee eb a OS ee 4k es el oa hao 233-235 José Luis Pérez-Castrill6n, Isabel Justo, Jesus Silva, Alberto Sanz, Juan Carlos Martin-Escudero, Rosa Igea, Pilar Escudero, Caro! Pueyo, Cristina Diaz, Gonzalo Hernandez, and Antonio Duefhas AJH-December 2003-VOL. 16, NO. 12 CUMULATIVE CONTENTS 1119 Diastolic Blood Pressure Is the First to Rise in Association With Early Subclinical Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Lessons From Periodic Examination Screening 236-239 Yehonatan Sharabi, Alon Scope, Natasha Chorney, Itamar Grotto, and Yaron Dagan Correlates of Myocardial Oxygen Demand Measured By Positron Emission Tomography in the Hypertrophied Left Ventricle 240-243 Olakunle O. Akinboboye, Nathaniel Reichek, Steven R. Bergmann, and Ru-Ling Chou Nitric Oxide Is a Determinant of Membrane Fluidity of Erythrocytes in Postmenopausal Women: An Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Investigation 244-248 Kazushi Tsuda, Yukiko Kinoshita-Shimamoto, Keizo Kimura, and Ichiro Nishio Review Factors Influencing Arterial Stiffness in Systolic Hypertension in the Elderly: Role of Sodium and the Renin-Angiotensin System 249-258 Michel E. Safar and Athanase Benetos Editorials Membrane Fluidity and Hypertension 259-261 Kazushi Tsuda and Ichiro Nishio Pseudo Hypertension of Youth: Too Much of a Good Thing? 262-264 John R. Cockcroft, Carmel M. McEniery, and Ian B. Wilkinson NUMBER 4, APRIL 2003 Original Contributions Reduced Small Artery But Not Large Artery Elasticity Is an Independent Risk Marker for Cardiovascular Events 265-269 Elizabeth Grey, Chris Bratteli, Stephen P. Glasser, Cheryl Alinder, Stanley M. Finkelstein, Bruce R. Lindgren, and Jay N. Cohn Ethnic Differences in the Hemodynamic Mechanisms of Ambulatory Blood Pressure Regulation 270-273 Andrew Sherwood, Joel W. Hughes, and Judy McFetridge Abnormal Vasoactive Hormones and 24-Hour Blood Pressure in Obstructive Sleep Apnea 274-280 Dorthe S. Moller, Pernille Lind, Benedicte Strunge, and Erling B. Pedersen Diminished Renal Kallikrein Responses to Mineralocorticoid Stimulation in African Americans: Determinants of an Intermediate Phenotype for Hypertension 281-289 Caroline M. Wong, Daniel T. O'Connor, Joseph A. Martinez, Mala T. Kailasam, and Robert J. Parmer Association of PAI-1 Gene Promoter 4G/5G Polymorphism With Plasma PAI-1 Activity in Chinese Patients With and Without Hypertension 290-296 Jing-Ren Jeng Is Fasting Blood Glucose a Reliable Parameter for Screening for Diabetes in Hypertension? 297-301 Andreas Bur, Harald Herkner, Christian Woisetschlager, Marianne Vicek, Ulla Derhaschnig, and Michael M. Hirschl Short-Term (5-Day) Changes in Food Intake Alter Daily Hemodynamics in Rabbits 302-306 Vladan Antic, Abdul Dulloo, and Jean-Pierre Montani Protective Effects in Ambulatory Blood Pressure and Centralized Injuries in Hydrocephalic Dahl Rats on High and Low NaCl Diets 307-311 Jong Y. Lee Amiloride Reduces Stroke and Renal Injury in Stroke-Prone Hypertensive Rats 312-318 Reza Sepehrdad, Praveen N. Chander, Alafuro Oruene, Louis Rosenfeld, Seymour Levine, and Charles T. Stier, Jr 1120 CUMULATIVE CONTENTS AJH-December 2003-VOL. 16, NO. 12 Brief Communications Prevention of High Salt Diet-Induced Cardiac Hypertrophy and Fibrosis By Spironolactone ...........45. 319-323 Avtar Lal, John P. Veinot, and Frans H.H. Leenen Trandolapril and Endothelin Antagonist LU-135252 in the Treatment of the Fructose-Induced Hypertensive, ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ae eR ee 324-328 Orit Ezra-Nimni, David Ezra, Edna Peleg, Klaus Munter, and Talma Rosenthal Letter to the Editor PST SET EERE CEO LEEREREC CORAL UEC 329-330 Fernando Javier Vazquez NUMBER 5, PART 1, MAY 2003 Original Contributions Acute Hyperlipidemia Increases Oxidative Stress More in African Americans Than in White Americans ....... 331-336 Heno F. Lopes, Jason D. Morrow, Milos P. Stoijilikovic, Theodore L. Goodfriend, and Brent M. Egan The DASH Diet Enhances the Blood Pressure Response to Losartan in Hypertensive Patients ............. 337-342 Paul R. Conlin, Thomas P. Erlinger, Arline Bohannon, Edgar R. Miller III, Lawrence J. Appel, Laura P. Svetkey, and Thomas J. Moore Role of Salt Sensitivity, Blood Pressure, and Hyperinsulinemia in Determining High Upper Normal Levels of Urinary Ne ree ee ee Se er ere kk eee ee ee ee ee 343-349 Luigi X. Cubeddu, Irene S. Hoffmann, Lisette M. Aponte, Rosaura Nunez-Bogesits, Helimenia Medina-Suniaga, Magaly Roa, and Robert S. Garcia Measures of Brachial Artery Distensibility in Relation to Coronary Calcification .......00.0. .ee.e .ee e 350-355 Matthew J. Budoff, Ferdinand Flores, Jeffrey Tsai, Timothy Frandsen, Hideya Yamamoto, and Junichiro Takasu Arterial Compliance: A Diagnostic Marker for Atherosclerotic Plaque Burden? .....0.0.. e.ee .eee. ee e 356-362 Bonni Syeda, Michael Gottsauner-Wolf, Stefan Denk, Phillip Pichler, Aliasghar Khorsand, and Dietmar Glogar Heart Rate and Pulse Pressure Amplification in Hypertensive Subjects ...0..0 e.ee .ee e.e ee. ee e es 363-370 Pierre Laurent, Pierre Albaladejo, Jacques Blacher, Annie Rudnichi, Harold Smulyan, and Michel E. Safar Evaluation of Blood Pressure and Baroreflex Sensitivity By Radial Artery Tonometry Versus Finger Arteriolar i en ad ly STR Aa nk eh Oe ae OEoe a eee a OO ee ae ae eee sé 6 woes 371-374 Adrienne S. Zion, Matthew N. Bartels, Jill M. Wecht, Richard P. Sloan, John A. Downey, and Ronald E. De Meersman Arterial Stiffness and Blood Pressure Self-Measurement With Loaned Equipment ...........000 e0e 0ea e 375-380 César Calvo-Vargas, Victoria Padilla-Rios, Alicia Meza-Flores, Graciela Vazquez-Linares, Rogelio Troyo-Sanroman, Arturo Panduro Cerda, and Roland Asmar Antihypertensive Therapy With Verapamil SR Plus Trandolapril Versus Atenolol Plus Chlorthalidone on Glycemic EE? 9 6 a Wa Ae OK © 9s8 Oe Oa eA eee ia alee OE BRC CELE CE Cee eC eeens 381-386 Heinrich Holzgreve, Roumen Nakov, Katrin Beck, and Hans Uwe Janka Effect of Losartan on Oxidative Stress-Induced Hypertension in Sprague-Dawley Rats. ..........020000+ 387-392 Mohamed A. Bayorh, Agaba A. Ganafa, Robin R. Socci, Danita Eatman, Natalia Silvestrov, and Imad K. Abukhalaf Altered Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 and Nitric Oxide Sensitivities in Hypertension Contribute to Vascular NS 606-6 bs CUES oR C2 0OR Eee Nb Fo Ee Eo ee 08 VEO UE C8 0 8% 393-400 Brian P. Nolan, Patti Senechal, Sadaf Wagar, Justin Myers, Cynthia A. Standley, and Paul R. Standley Placental 116-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase in Dahl and Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats..........+5. 401-406 Karla Mazancova, Ivan Miksik, Jaroslav Kunes, and Jiri Pacha AJH-December 2003-VOL. 16, NO. 12 CUMULATIVE CONTENTS 1121 Editorials Relevance of the Plasma Renin Hormonal Control System That Regulates Blood Pressure and Sodium Balance for Correctly Treating Hypertension and for Evaluating ALLHAT 407-415 John H. Laragh and Jean E. Sealey A Specialist in Clinical Hypertension Critiques ALLHAT 416-420 Jay I. Meltzer Why We Can't Translate Clinical Trials Into Clinical Practice in Hypertension 421-425 Lawrence M. Resnick Letters to the Editor Squatting: The Hemodynamic Change Is Induced By Enhanced Aortic Wave Reflection To the Editor: Michael O'Rourke In Reply: Tomoaki Murakami Richard N. Re NUMBER 5, PART 2, MAY 2003 Oral Sessions 1A___— Renin Angiotensin System: Back to the Future 3A Changing Trends in Risks and Complications of Hypertension 44 Cardiac and Vascular Structure-Function 7A Inflammation, Oxidative Stress and Cardiovascular Disease 8A Addressing Evaluation and Treatment of Hypertension in Special Populations According to Gender, Age, and Race JNC VII Clinical Trials Signaling in Atherosclerosis and Hypertension Genetics of Hypertension Gene Therapy/Pharmacogenetics The Cardiovascular Dysmetabolic Syndrome The Sympathetic System in Hypertension and Heart Failure Vasoactive Hormones/Endothelial Factors Mechanisms of Cardiovascular and Renal Damage in Diabetes and Hypertension Choice for First-Line Antihypertensive Treatment 1122 CUMULATIVE CONTENTS AJH-December 2003-VOL. 16, NO. 12 29A Blood Pressure Monitoring: Diagnostic and Prognostic Implications 32A Oxidative Stress in Different Tissue Systems 33A Controversies in Hypertension Treatment: The Role of Beta Blockers 35A New Frontiers in Pathophysiology and Therapy of Obesity 36A Blood Pressure and Childhood Renal Disease 38A Trends in Blood Pressure Control and Medications Posters 40A Alternative Medicine 41A Blood Pressure Measurement/Monitoring 67A Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke 69A Coagulation/Thrombosis 72A Endothelial Factors (endothelin, nitric oxide, etc.) 76A Gender Differences/Issues 78A Genetics/Gene Therapy 84A Heart Failure/Hypertrophy 93A Kidney and Hypertension 105A Nutrition and Electrolytes 107A Antihypertensive Drugs 136A Arterial Structure and Compliance 151A Experimental Hypertension 156A Guidelines 158A Non-Pharmacologic Therapy 161A Primary Prevention 162A Public Policy 163A Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone 169A Vasoactive Hormones/Autacoids 172A Cardiac Structure and Function AJH-December 2003-VOL. 16, NO. 12 CUMULATIVE CONTENTS 1123 Cell Biology/Growth Factors Cell Membrane Transport/Ion Channels Clinical Trials Coronary Artery Disease Epidemiology/Special Populations Neural Mechanisms and Transmitters Obesity, Insulin Resistance, Diabetes Patient-Provider-Healthcare System Issues Pediatric Hypertension Risk Factors/Global Assessment Secondary Hypertension Vascular Injury/Inflammation Women’s Health Faculty Abstracts Author Index NUMBER 6, JUNE 2003 Original Contributions High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein as an Independent Risk Factor for Essential Hypertension 429-433 Ki Chul Sung, Jung Yul Suh, Bum Soo Kim, Jin Ho Kang, Hyang Kim, Man Ho Lee, Jung Ro Park, and Sun Woo Kim Associations Between Nondipping of Nocturnal Blood Pressure Decrease and Cardiovascular Target Organ 434-438 Damage in Strictly Selected Community-Dwelling Normotensives Satoshi Hoshide, Kazuomi Kario, Yoko Hoshide, Yuji Umeda, Toru Hashimoto, Osamu Kunii, Toshiyuki Ojima, and Kazuyuki Shimada Effect of Amlodipine, Quinapril, and Losartan on Pulse Wave Velocity and Plasma Collagen Markers in 439-444 Patients With Mild-to-Moderate Arterial Hypertension Marek Rajzer, Marek Klocek, and Kalina Kawecka-Jaszcz Differential Effect of Acute Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockade on the Vascular and Adrenal Response 445-452 to Exogenous Angiotensin II in Humans Katja Lottermoser, Thomas Unger, Peter Goh/lke, Hans Vetter, and Rainer Dusing 1124 CUMULATIVE CONTENTS AJH-December 2003-VOL. 16, NO. 12 Effect of Quinapril, Quinapril-Hydrochlorothiazide, and Enalapril on the Bone Mass of Hypertensive Subjects: Relationship With Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Polymorphisms ....... 000 c eee eee eee eee eee eee 453-459 José L. Pérez-Castrillon, Jesus Silva, Isabel Justo, Alberto Sanz, Miguel Martin-Luquero, Rosa Igea, Pilar Escudero, Carol Pueyo, Cristina Diaz, Gonzalo Hernandez, and Antonio Duenas Defining the Antihypertensive Properties of the Angiotensin Receptor Blocker Telmisartan By a Practice-Based I RN Po a ce la a te Se as a hei ma ca ee a Ore We OA Be eee 8 ae ace eee 460-466 Thomas D. Giles, George L. Bakris, David H.G. Smith, Giora Davidai, and Michael A. Weber The Vascular Impact of Aging and Vasoactive Drugs: Comparison of Two Digital Volume Pulse I a a SN ee er ee eet a Bre 9b echo ede e 6 ee 467-472 Sandrine C. Millasseau, Ronan P. Kelly, James M. Ritter, and Philip J. Chowienczyk Age-Associated Changes in Left Ventricular Diastolic Function Are Related to Increasing Left Ventricular OS SOE RA ee er ark ee a ee Ee ee Cee at ee eee ee ee eee ee ee ee ee ee 473-477 Abdul-Majeed Salmasi, Audrey Alimo, Ewart Jepson, and Mark Dancy Characterization of Different High Molecular Weight Angiotensinogen Forms ......e.ee. ee.e .ee0ns 478-483 Ahmed Ramaha, Jéréme Célérier, and Philip A. Patston Nonpharmacologic Treatment of Resistant Hypertensives By Device-Guided Slow Breathing Exercises....... 484-487 Reuven Viskoper, Irena Shapira, Rita Priluck, Rina Mindlin, Larissa Chornia, Anny Laszt, Dror Dicker, Benjamin Gavish, and Ariela Alter Development of Structural Vascular Changes in Salt-Fed Rats ...0.c cec.e ee.e ee.e e e.ee e. ee nn nes 488-493 Geza Simon, Marta Jaeckel, and Gyorgy Illyes Brief Communications Use of an Automated Blood Pressure Recording Device, the BpTRU, to Reduce the “White Coat Effect” in ie aa ee oo Sete ee ode ye RN baw OO 6 6a ke ae eee Alb 6 Ae oe oe ee 494-497 Martin G. Myers and Miguel A. Valdivieso Relationships Between Ambulatory White Coat Effect and Left Ventricular Mass in Arterial Hypertension ..... 498-501 Giuseppe Mule, Emilio Nardi, Santina Cottone, Giuseppe Andronico, Maria Rosa Federico, Giuseppe Piazza, Vito Volpe, Domenico Ferrara, and Giovanni Cerasola Hormone Replacement Therapy Improves Membrane Fluidity of Erythrocytes in Postmenopausal Women: FT Se eT eT Eee CERO REE CEC CC UERTEELE 502-507 Kazushi Tsuda, Yukiko Kinoshita-Shimamoto, Yoshiya Mabuchi, and Ichiro Nishio Academic Detailing to Improve Antihypertensive Prescribing Patterns ....0.00. ee.e e.ee e.ee .ee ees 508-511 David Siegel, Julio Lopez, Joy Meier, Mary K. Goldstein, Samuel Lee, Bradley J. Brazill, and Mazen S. Matalka Editorial et re re a eS eR ee re er A oe ae ere ne © Rte eon iene wee 512-514 Michael H. Alderman NUMBER 7, JULY 2003 Original Contributions Measurement of Plasma Endothelin-1 in Experimental Hypertension and in Healthy Subjects ............. 515-521 Saad Abdel-Sayed, Juerg Nussberger, Jean-Francois Aubert, Peter Goh/ke, Hans Rudolf Brunner, and Noureddine Brakch Urinary Tetrahydroaldosterone as a Screening Method for Primary Aldosteronism: A Comparative Study ..... 522-530 Saleh Abdelhamid, Roland Blomer, Gerhard Hommel, Doris Haack, Sabina Lewicka, Peter Fiegel, and Bernd Krumme AJH-December 2003-VOL. 16, NO. 12 CUMULATIVE CONTENTS 1125 Reduced Vagal Activity in Salt-Sensitive Subjects During Mental Challenge 531-536 Konrad Buchholz, Hartmut Schachinger, Miriam Wagner, Arya M. Sharma, and Hans Christian Deter Is Chronic Inflammation a Determinant of Blood Pressure in the Elderly? 537-543 Michelangela Barbieri, Luigi Ferrucci, Anna Maria Corsi, Claudio Macchi, Fulvio Lauretani, Massimiliano Bonafé, Fabiola Olivieri, Simona Giovagnetti, Claudio Franceschi, and Giuseppe Paolisso VALUE Trial: Long-Term Blood Pressure Trends in 13,449 Patients With Hypertension and High Cardiovascular Risk 544-548 Stevo Julius, Sverre E. Kjeldsen, Hans Brunner, Lennart Hansson, Francis Platt, Steffan Ekman, John H. Laragh, Gordon McInnes, Anthony M. Schork, Beverly Smith, Michael Weber, and Alberto Zanchetti, for the VALUE Trial Adolescent Blood Pressure and Blood Pressure Tracking Into Young Adulthood Are Related to Subclinical Atherosclerosis: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Young Adults (ARYA) Study 549-555 Lydia E. Vos, Anath Oren, Cuno Uiterwaal, Wim H.M. Gorissen, Diederick E. Grobbee, and Michiel L. Bots Prevalence of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Patients With Mild Hypertension in Primary Care: Impact of Echocardiography on Cardiovascular Risk Stratification 556-563 Maria A. Martinez, Teresa Sancho, Eduardo Armada, José M. Rubio, José L. Anton, Alberto Torre, Javier Palau, Paloma Seguido, Jaime Gallo, Isabel Saenz, Enrique Polo, Rosa Torres, José Oliver, and Juan G. Puig, on behalf of the Vascular Risk Working Group “Grupo Monitorizacion Ambulatoria de la Presion Arterial (MAPA)-Madrid” Determinants of Exercise Capacity in Hypertensive Patients: New Insights From Tissue Doppler Echocardiography 564-569 Hyung-Kwan Kim, Yong-Jin Kim, Young-Seok Cho, Dae-Won Sohn, Myoung-Mook Lee, Young-Bae Park, and Yun-Shik Choi Dissociation of Coronary Artery Contractile Hyperreactivity From Hypertension 570-576 Wen Su, Zhenheng Guo, Christian F. Deschepper, David C. Randall, and Ming C. Gong N-Acetylcysteine Improves Nitric Oxide and a-Adrenergic Pathways in Mesenteric Beds of Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats 577-584 Hélene Gircuard, Chantal Chulak, Lingyun Wu, Mireille Lejossec, and Jacques de Champlain Comparative Study of Sinoaortic Denervated Rats and Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats 585-591 Chao-Yu Miao, Wen-Jun Yuan, and Ding-Feng Su Brief Communications Secondary Hypertension Due to a Renin-Producing Teratoma 592-595 Robert N. Pursell and Pamela M. Quinlan Differential Effects of Lercanidipine and Nifedipine GITS on Plasma Norepinephrine in Chronic Treatment of Hypertension 596-599 Roberto Fogari, Amedeo Mugellini, Annalisa Zoppi, Luca Corradi, Andrea Rinaldi, Giuseppe Derosa, and Paola Preti Control of Arterial Pressure by Angiotensin II and Nitric Oxide at the Onset of Diabetes 600-603 Michael W. Brands and Leslie J. Cloud Review Association Between Transforming Growth Factor-8 and Hypertension 604-611 Paul J. Lijnen, Victor V. Petrov, and Robert H. Fagard Case Report Abnormalities in Blood Pressure Regulation in a Patient With Parkinson's Disease 612-613 Jose R. Arias-Vera, George A. Mansoor, and William B. White Editorial Sodium and Blood Pressure: No Data Dredging, Please! ......... 2 ce eee e eee e enn nen renner eeeees 614-616 Frank M. Sacks, Lawrence J. Appel, George A. Bray, Paul R. Conlin, Thomas J. Moore, Laura P. Svetkey, and William M. Vollmer