Volume 24, Issue 11, November 2011
The Renin–Angiotensin System: Today and Tomorrow in Research and Clinical Practice
Editorial
Editor's Note
American Journal of Hypertension, Volume 24, Issue 11, November 2011, Page 1157, https://doi.org/10.1038/ajh.2011.189
Commentary
Renin Test-Guided Drug Treatment of Hypertension: The Need For Clinical Trials
American Journal of Hypertension, Volume 24, Issue 11, November 2011, Pages 1158–1163, https://doi.org/10.1038/ajh.2011.170
The Plasma Renin Test Reveals the Contribution of Body Sodium-Volume Content (V) and Renin–Angiotensin (R) Vasoconstriction to Long-Term Blood Pressure
American Journal of Hypertension, Volume 24, Issue 11, November 2011, Pages 1164–1180, https://doi.org/10.1038/ajh.2011.171
ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTION
Enduring Direct Association of Baseline Plasma Renin Activity With All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in Hypertensive Patients
American Journal of Hypertension, Volume 24, Issue 11, November 2011, Pages 1181–1186, https://doi.org/10.1038/ajh.2011.172
News and Views
Highlights
Inter-arm blood pressure differences and Epicardial fat and metabolic syndrome in hypertensive patients
American Journal of Hypertension, Volume 24, Issue 11, November 2011, Page 1187, https://doi.org/10.1038/ajh.2011.181
Reviewer Commentary
COX-2 and Angiotensin II-Induced Hypertension and Oxidative Stress
American Journal of Hypertension, Volume 24, Issue 11, November 2011, Page 1188, https://doi.org/10.1038/ajh.2011.135
Inter-Arm Blood Pressure Measurement Needs to Be Practical and Accurate
American Journal of Hypertension, Volume 24, Issue 11, November 2011, Pages 1189–1190, https://doi.org/10.1038/ajh.2011.139
Thicker Epicardial Adipose Tissue in Nonobese Hypertensive Patients: An Innocent Bystander or Overlooked Villain?
American Journal of Hypertension, Volume 24, Issue 11, November 2011, Pages 1191–1192, https://doi.org/10.1038/ajh.2011.155
Is Metabolic Syndrome a Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease in Late Elderly?
American Journal of Hypertension, Volume 24, Issue 11, November 2011, Page 1193, https://doi.org/10.1038/ajh.2011.161
ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Blood Vessels
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Arterial Stiffening, Wave Reflection, and Inflammation in Habitually Exercising Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients
American Journal of Hypertension, Volume 24, Issue 11, November 2011, Pages 1194–1200, https://doi.org/10.1038/ajh.2011.143
ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS
BP Measurement
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Blood Pressure Measurement Method and Inter-Arm Differences: A Meta-Analysis
American Journal of Hypertension, Volume 24, Issue 11, November 2011, Pages 1201–1208, https://doi.org/10.1038/ajh.2011.125
ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Epidemiology
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High Blood Pressure in Chinese Ethnic Minorities: Report From Rural Yunnan Province
American Journal of Hypertension, Volume 24, Issue 11, November 2011, Pages 1209–1214, https://doi.org/10.1038/ajh.2011.127
Dietary Intake of Vitamin B12 and Folic Acid Is Associated With Lower Blood Pressure in Japanese Preschool Children
American Journal of Hypertension, Volume 24, Issue 11, November 2011, Pages 1215–1221, https://doi.org/10.1038/ajh.2011.133
ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Genetics
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Phenylethanolamine N-Methyltransferase Gene Promoter Haplotypes and Risk of Essential Hypertension
American Journal of Hypertension, Volume 24, Issue 11, November 2011, Pages 1222–1226, https://doi.org/10.1038/ajh.2011.124
Variants on Chromosome 6p22.3 Associated With Blood Pressure in the HyperGEN Study: Follow-Up of FBPP Quantitative Trait Loci
American Journal of Hypertension, Volume 24, Issue 11, November 2011, Pages 1227–1233, https://doi.org/10.1038/ajh.2011.140
ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Mechanisms
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Augmentation Index Association With Reactive Hyperemia as Assessed by Peripheral Arterial Tonometry in Hypertension
American Journal of Hypertension, Volume 24, Issue 11, November 2011, Pages 1234–1238, https://doi.org/10.1038/ajh.2011.132
Cyclo-Oxygenase-2 Knockout Genotype in Mice Is Associated With Blunted Angiotensin II-Induced Oxidative Stress and Hypertension
American Journal of Hypertension, Volume 24, Issue 11, November 2011, Pages 1239–1244, https://doi.org/10.1038/ajh.2011.137
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ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Metabolic
Epicardial Adipose Tissue and Metabolic Syndrome in Hypertensive Patients With Normal Body Weight and Waist Circumference
American Journal of Hypertension, Volume 24, Issue 11, November 2011, Pages 1245–1249, https://doi.org/10.1038/ajh.2011.134
Therapeutics
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Association of Blood Pressure Control and Metabolic Syndrome With Cardiovascular Risk in Elderly Japanese: JATOS Study
American Journal of Hypertension, Volume 24, Issue 11, November 2011, Pages 1250–1256, https://doi.org/10.1038/ajh.2011.138
CJH Abstracts
Abstracts from the Chinese Journal of Hypertension:
American Journal of Hypertension, Volume 24, Issue 11, November 2011, Page 1257, https://doi.org/10.1038/ajh.2011.190
