Table Of ContentAJH  2002;  15:1121-1143 
Subject  Index 
A 
Hypertension-Related  Phenotypes  in African 
Americans,  989 
Acetylcholine 
Impaired  Stress-Induced  Pressure  Natriuresis 
Tetrahydrobiopterin  Enhances  Forearm  Vascular 
Increases  Cardiovascular  Load  in African 
Response  to Acetylcholine  in Both 
American  Youths,  903 
Normotensive  and  Hypertensive  Individuals, 
Linkage  of Left  Ventricular  Early  Diastolic  Peak 
326 
Filling  Velocity  to Chromosome 5 in 
Adenoma 
Hypertensive  African  Americans:  The 
Dopaminergic  Modulation  of Aldosterone 
HyperGEN  Echocardiography  Study,  621 
Secretions  on  Changes  of Sodium  Intake  in 
Relation  of Insulin  to Left  Ventricular  Geometry 
Aldosterone-Producing  Adenoma,  609 
and  Function  in African  American  and  White 
Adenylate  cyclase 
Hypertensive  Adults:  The  HyperGEN  Study, 
Leptin  Affects  Adenylate  Cyclase  Activity  in H9c2 
1029 
Cardiac  Cell  Line:  Effects  of Short-  and Long- 
Age. See also  Adolescents;  Children;  Elderly 
Term  Exposure,  638  ) 
Effects  of Age, Ethnicity,  Gender,  Blood  Pressure, 
Adipose  tissue 
and  Estrogen  on  Arterial  Compliance,  358 
Overexpression  of the Renin-Angiotensin  System  in 
Influence  of Age, Risk  Factors,  and Cardiovascular 
Human  Visceral  Adipose  Tissue  in Normal  and 
and  Renal  Disease  on  Arterial  Stiffness: 
Overweight  Subjects,  381 
Clinical  Applications,  1101 
Adolescents 
Alcohol 
Blood  Pressure,  Hypertension,  and Ambulatory 
Divergent  Effect  of Acute  and Chronic  Alcohol  on 
Blood  Pressure  Monitoring  in Children  and 
Arterial  Stiffness,  240 
Adolescents,  64S 
Effects  of Alcohol  Restriction  on  Ambulatory  Blood 
Essential  Hypertension  in Adolescents:  Association 
Pressure,  Heart  Rate,  and  Heart  Rate  Variability 
With  Insulin  Resistance  and With  Metabolism 
of Homocysteine  and  Vitamins,  857  in Japanese  Men,  125 
Adrenal  hyperplasia  Aldosterone 
Unilateral  Adrenal  Hyperplasia  Causing  Primary  Additive  Effect  of Drospirenone/17-8-Estradiol  in 
Aldosteronism:  Limitations  of I-131  Hypertensive  Postmenopausal  Women 
Norcholesterol  Scanning,  459  Receiving  Enalapril,  816 
a,-Adrenergic  receptors  Cardiac  and  Vascular  Fibrosis  and  Hypertrophy  in 
Aldosterone-Infused  Rats:  Role  of Endothelin-1, 
Chloride  Increases  Adrenergic  Receptor—Mediated 
Platelet  and  Vascular  Responses,  492  164 
Gender  Difference  in Diet-Induced  Obesity  Dopaminergic  Modulation  of Aldosterone 
Hypertension:  Implication  of Renal  a,-  Secretions  on  Changes  of Sodium  Intake  in 
Adrenergic  Receptors,  143  Aldosterone-Producing  Adenoma,  609 
Adrenomedullin  Echocardiographic  Comparison  of Left  Ventricular 
Source  of Plasma  Adrenomedullin  in Patients  With  Structure  and  Function  in Hypertensive  Patients 
Pheochromocytoma,  994  With  Primary  Aldosteronism  and  Essential 
African  Americans.  See also  Ethnicity  Hypertension,  340 
(2-Adrenergic  Receptor  Gene  and  Resting  Eplerenone,  a Selective  Aldosterone  Blocker,  in 
Hemodynamics  in European  and African  Mild-to-Moderate  Hypertension,  709 
American  Youth,  973  Unilateral  Adrenal  Hyperplasia  Causing  Primary 
Childhood  Blood  Pressure  Predicts  Adult  Aldosteronism:  Limitations  of I-131 
Microalbuminuria  in African  Americans,  But  Norcholesterol  Scanning,  459 
Not  in Whites:  The  Bogalusa  Heart  Study,  1036  Aldosterone  synthase 
Circadian  Blood  Pressure  Overswinging  in a  Aldosterone  Synthase  (CYP11B2)  -344  C/T 
Physically  Fit, Normotensive  African  American  Polymorphism  Is Related  to Antihypertensive 
Woman,  827  Response,  389 
Ethnicity  and  Unprovoked  Hypokalemia  in the  Ambient  temperature 
Atherosclerosis  Risk  in Communities  Study,  Effect  of Ambient  Temperature  and  Barometric 
594  Pressure  on  Ambulatory  Blood  Pressure 
Gender-Specific  Correlates  of Leptin  With  Variability,  941 
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Ambulatory  blood  pressure  Powerful  Predictor  of Restenosis  After 
Ambulatory  Blood  Pressure  and  Coronary  Artery  Percutaneous  Transluminal  Coronary 
Calcification  in Middle-Aged  and  Younger  Angioplasty,  823 
Adults,  518  Relationship  Between  Body  Mass  Index  and  Pulse 
Ambulatory  Blood  Pressure  Monitoring  in Clinical  Pressure  in Older  Adults  With  Isolated  Systolic 
Trials  in Adults  and Children,  38S  Hypertension,  538 
Ambulatory  Pulse  Pressure  as  Predictor  of Outcome 
Angiotensin-converting  enzyme  inhibitors.  See also 
in Older  Patients  With  Systolic  Hypertension, 
Specific  drug 
835 
ACE  Inhibition  and  Cardiovascular  Mortality  and 
Blood  Pressure,  Hypertension,  and  Ambulatory 
Morbidity  in Essential  Hypertension:  The  End 
Blood  Pressure  Monitoring  in Children  and 
of the Search  or  a Need  for Further 
Adolescents,  64S 
Investigations?,  367 
Effect  of Ambient  Temperature  and  Barometric 
Angiotensin  Converting  Enzyme  Inhibition  and 
Pressure  on  Ambulatory  Blood  Pressure 
Angiotensin  II AT,-Receptor  Blockade  Reduces 
Variability,  941 
the  Levels  of Asymmetrical  N°, N°- 
Effects  of Alcohol  Restriction  on  Ambulatory  Blood 
Dimethylarginine  in Human  Essential 
Pressure,  Heart  Rate,  and  Heart  Rate  Variability 
Hypertension,  590 
in Japanese  Men,  125 
Antihypertensive  Effects  of Angiotensin  Converting 
Evaluation  of the  Performance  of a Wrist  Blood 
Enzyme  Inhibition  By Lisinopril  in Post- 
Pressure  Measuring  Device  With  a Position 
Transplant  Patients,  91 1 
Sensor  Compared  to Ambulatory  24-Hour 
Blood  Pressure  and  Angiotensin  Converting 
Blood  Pressure  Measurements,  787 
Enzyme  Inhibitor  Use  in Hypertensive  Patients 
Longitudinal  Study of Ethnic  Differences  in 
With  Chronic  Renal  Insufficiency  (letter),  832 
Ambulatory  Blood  Pressure  Patterns  in Youth, 
525  Comparative  Effects  of Candesartan  and  Enalapril 
Nighttime  Blood  Pressure  Dipping:  The  Role  of the  on  Augmented  Vasoconstrictive  Responses  to 
Sympathetic  Nervous  System,  111  Endothelin-1  in Coronary  Vessels  of 
Reproducibility  and  Validity  of Ambulatory  Blood  Spontaneously  Hypertensive  Rats,  286 
Pressure  Monitoring  in Children,  69S  Effect  of Losartan  on  Nocturnal  Blood  Pressure  in 
Reproducibility  of Home,  Ambulatory,  and Clinic  Patients  With  Stroke:  Comparison  With 
Blood  Pressure:  Implications  for the Design  of  Angiotensin  Converting  Enzyme  Inhibitor,  998 
Trials  for the Assessment  of Antihypertensive  Effects  on  ACE  Inhibitor  Therapy  on  Derived 
Drug Efficacy,  101  Central  Arterial  Waveforms  in Hypertension 
American  Society  of Hypertension 
(letter),  476 
ASH  Specialist  Program:  A Progress  Report,  577 
Low  Doses  of Angiotensin  Converting  Enzyme 
Amlodipine 
Inhibitors  and  Angiotensin  Type  I Blockers 
Amlodipine  Versus  Chlorthalidone  Versus  Placebo 
Have  a Synergistic  Effect  But  High Doses  Are 
in the Treatment  of Stage  I Isolated  Systolic 
Less  Than  Additive,  1003 
Hypertension,  31 
Pharmacologic  Management  of Childhood 
Combination  Therapy  of Amlodipine/Benazepril 
Hypertension:  Current  Status,  Future 
Versus  Monotherapy  of Amlodipine  in a 
Challenges,  30S 
Practice-Based  Setting,  550 
PROGRESS  Trial:  Questions  About  the 
Comparative  Crossover  Evaluation  of Amlodipine 
Effectiveness  of Angiotensin  Converting 
and  Nifedipine  GITS  Before  and  After  a 
Enzyme  Inhibitors,  472 
Missed  Dose:  48-h  Blood  Pressure  Profiles 
Ramipril  Improves  Hemodynamic  Recovery  But 
(letter),  580 
Not  Microvascular  Response  to Ischemia  in 
Effect  of Amlodipine  Compared  to Atenolol  on 
Spontaneously  Hypertensive  Rats,  410 
Small  Arteries  of Previously  Untreated 
Reduction  in Arterial  Stiffness  With  Angiotensin  II 
Essential  Hypertensive  Patients,  105 
Antagonist  Is Comparable  With  and  Additive  to 
Effects  of Amlodipine  Fosinopril  Combination  on 
ACE  Inhibition,  321 
Microalbuminuria  in Hypertensive  Type 2 
Diabetic  Patients,  1042  Role  of Angiotensin  II Receptor  Blockers  in 
Tolerability  of Long-Term  Treatment  With  Preventing  the  Progression  of Renal  Disease  in 
Lercanidipine  Versus  Amlodipine  and  Patients  With  Type 2 Diabetes,  123S 
Lacidipine  in Elderly  Hypertensives,  932  Zofenopril  Inhibits  the  Expression  of Adhesion 
Angioplasty  Molecules  on  Endothelial  Cells  By Reducing 
Inflection  Point  of Ascending  Aortic  Waveform  Is a  Reactive  Oxygen  Species,  891
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Angiotensin  I  Angiotensin  II receptor  blockers 
Effects  of Omapatrilat  on  the  Renin-Angiotensin  Angiotensin  Converting  Enzyme  Inhibition  and 
System  in Salt-Sensitive  Hypertension,  557  Angiotensin  II  AT ,-Receptor  Blockade  Reduces 
Angiotensin  I blockers  the  Levels  of Asymmetrical  N°, N°- 
Angiotensin  Receptor  Blockers:  How  Important  Is  Dimethylarginine  in Human  Essential 
Selectivity?,  1006  Hypertension,  590 
Angiotensin  II Type  1 Receptor  Polymorphisms  in  Angiotensin  II Receptor  Blockade  in Diabetic 
the Cardiovascular  Health  Study:  Relation  to  Nephropathy,  468 
Blood  Pressure,  Ethnicity,  and Cardiovascular  Are  There  Meaningful  Differences  in Blood 
Events,  1050  Pressure  Control  With  Current  Antihypertensive 
Clinical  Trials  of Angiotensin  Receptor  Blockers  in  Agents?,  14S 
Heart  Failure:  What  Do We  Know  and  What  Clinical  Trials  of Angiotensin  Receptor  Blockers  in 
Will  We  Learn?,  22S  Heart  Failure:  What  Do We  Know  and  What 
Low  Doses  of Angiotensin  Converting  Enzyme  Will  We  Learn?,  22S 
Inhibitors  and  Angiotensin  Type  I Blockers  Effectiveness  and  Safety  of the  Angiotensin  II 
Have  a Synergistic  Effect  But  High Doses  Are  Antagonist  Irbesartan  in Children  With  Chronic 
Less  Than  Additive,  1003  Kidney  Diseases,  1057 
Prolonged  Treatment  With  the AT,  Receptor  Introduction:  Hypertension  Control  in Clinical 
Blocker,  Valsartan,  Increases  Small  and  Large  Practice  With  a New  Standard  in Angiotensin  II 
Artery  Compliance  in Uncomplicated  Essential  Receptor  Blockade,  99S 
Hypertension,  1087  Role  of Angiotensin  II Receptor  Blockers  in 
Angiotensin  II  Preventing  the Progression  of Renal  Disease  in 
Angiotensin  and  Vascular  Fibrinolysis  Balance,  3S  Patients  With  Type 2 Diabetes,  1235S 
Cardiac  Angiotensin  II: An  Intracrine  Hormone?,  Strategies  to Meet  Lower  Blood  Pressure  Goals 
1109  With  a New  Standard  in Angiotensin  II 
Comparative  Effects  of the Dual  ACE—NEP  Receptor  Blockade,  108S 
Inhibitor  MDL-100,240  and  Ramipril  on  Use  of Angiotensin  II Receptor  Blockers  in Animal 
Hypertension  and Cardiovascular  Disease  in  Models  of Atherosclerosis,  9S 
Endogenous  Angiotensin  II-Dependent  Angiotensinogen 
Hypertension,  181  Overexpression  of the  Renin-Angiotensin  System  in — 
Early Changes  in Proteoglycans  Production  By  Human  Visceral  Adipose  Tissue  in Normal  and 
Resistance  Arteries  Smooth  Muscle  Cells  of  Overweight  Subjects,  381 
Hypertensive  Rats,  416  T +31C  Polymorphism  of Angiotensinogen  Gene 
Early  Onset  of Chondroitin  Sulfate  and Osteopontin  and  Nocturnal  Blood  Pressure  Decline:  The 
Expression  in Angiotensin  II-Dependent  Left  Ohasama  Study,  628 
Ventricular  Hypertrophy,  644  Antihypertensive  drugs.  See also  Specific  drug 
Effects  of Omapatrilat  on  the Renin-Angiotensin  ACE  Inhibition  and  Cardiovascular  Mortality  and 
System  in Salt-Sensitive  Hypertension,  557  Morbidity  in Essential  Hypertension:  The  End 
Introduction:  The  Hemodynamic  and  Vascular  of the Search  or  a Need  for Further 
Effects  of Angiotensin  II: Managing  the  Investigations?,  367 
Consequences,  IS  Antihypertensive  Effects  of Angiotensin  Converting 
Reduction  in Arterial  Stiffness  With  Angiotensin  II  Enzyme  Inhibition  By Lisinopril  in Post- 
Antagonist  Is Comparable  With  and  Additive  to  Transplant  Patients,  911 
ACE  Inhibition,  321  Antihypertensive  Therapy:  Basic  Pharmacokinetic 
Renin-Angiotensin  and Adrenergic  Nervous  System  and  Pharmacodynamic  Principles  as  Applied  to 
in Cardiac  Hypertrophy  in Fructose-Fed  Rats,  Infants  and Children,  34S 
66  Antihypertensive  Therapy  and  Orthostatic 
Angiotensin  II blockers  Hemodynamic  Responses  in Acute  Stroke,  37 
Effect  of Angiotensin  II Receptor  Blockade  on  Are  There  Meaningful  Differences  in Blood 
Arterial  Stiffness:  Beyond  Blood  Pressure  Pressure  Control  With  Current  Antihypertensive 
Reduction,  1092  Agents?,  14S 
Angiotensin  II receptor(s)  Differential  Effects  of Antihypertensive  Drug 
Role  of Central  Angiotensin  II Receptors  in Cold-  Therapy  on  Arterial  Compliance,  1096 
Induced  Hypertension,  85  Extent  of Potential  Antihypertensive  Drug 
Target  Organ  Damage  in Hypertension:  Interactions  in a Medicaid  Population,  953 
Mechanisms,  Prevention,  and  Management  Incomplete  Benefit  of Antihypertensive  Therapy  on 
(editorial),  1117  Stroke  Reduction  in Older  Hypertensives  With
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Abnormal  Nocturnal  Blood  Pressure  Dipping  Arterial  stiffness 
(Extreme-Dippers  and Reverse-Dippers),  844  Clinical  Applications  of Arterial  Stiffness; 
Left  Ventricular  Mass  Change  During  Treatment  Definitions  and  Reference  Values,  426 
and  Outcome  in Patients  With  Essential  Clinical  Applications  of Arterial  Suffness,  Task 
Hypertension,  1021  Force  III:  Recommendations  for User 
Procedures,  445 
Reproducibility  of Home,  Ambulatory,  and Clinic 
Clinical  Applications  of Arterial  Stiffness: 
Blood  Pressure:  Implications  for the  Design  of 
Therapeutics  and  Pharmacology,  453 
Trials  for the Assessment  of Antihypertensive 
Correlates  of Aortic  Stiffness  in Elderly  Individuals: 
Drug Efficacy,  101 
A Subgroup  of the Cardiovascular  Health 
Antioxidants 
Study,  16 
Zofenopril  Inhibits  the Expression  of Adhesion 
Differential  Effects  of Antihypertensive  Drug 
Molecules  on  Endothelial  Cells  By Reducing 
Therapy  on  Arterial  Compliance,  1096 
Reactive  Oxygen  Species,  891 
Divergent  Effect  of Acute  and Chronic  Alcohol  on 
Aortic  pulse wave  reflection 
Arterial  Stiffness,  240 
Squatting:  The  Hemodynamic  Change  Is Induced 
Effect  of Angiotensin  II Receptor  Blockade  on 
By Enhanced  Aortic  Wave  Reflection,  986 
Arterial  Stiffness:  Beyond  Blood  Pressure 
Aortic  wave  velocity 
Reduction,  1092 
Heart  Rate  Dependency  of Pulse  Pressure 
Heart  Rate  Dependency  of Pulse  Pressure 
Amplification  and Arterial  Stiffness,  24 
Amplification  and  Arterial  Stiffness,  24 
Apolipoprotein  E 
Influence  of Age, Risk  Factors,  and Cardiovascular 
Apolipoprotein  E2 Allele  Modulates  Activity  and 
and Renal  Disease  on  Arterial  Stiffness: 
Maximal  Velocity  of the Sodium—Lithium 
Clinical  Applications,  1101 
Cotransporter,  633  Prognostic  Application  of Arterial  Stiffness:  Task 
L-Arginine  Forces,  754 
Assessment  of Endothelial  Function  of the Renal  Reduction  in Arterial  Stiffness  With  Angiotensin  I] 
Vasculature  in Human  Subjects,  3  Antagonist  Is Comparable  With  and  Additive  to 
Effects  of L-Arginine  on  Blood  Pressure  and  ACE  Inhibition,  321 
Metabolic  Changes  in Fructose-Hypertensive  Serum  Hepatocyte  Growth  Factor  Concentration  Is 
Rats,  72  Correlated  With  the Forearm  Vasodilator 
Magnesium  Deficiency  During  Pregnancy  in Rats  Response  in Hypertensive  Patients,  499 
Increases  Systolic  Blood  Pressure  and Plasma  Arteries.  See also  Specific  artery 
Nitrite,  1081  Divergent  Effect  of Acute  and Chronic  Alcohol  on 
Arterial  Stiffness,  240 
Arm  cuff 
Early Changes  in Proteoglycans  Production  By 
Arm  Cuff in the Measurement  of Blood  Pressure, 
Resistance  Arteries  Smooth  Muscle  Cells  of 
67S 
Hypertensive  Rats,  416 
Arterial  compliance 
Effect  of Amlodipine  Compared  to Atenolol  on 
Differential  Effects  of Antihypertensive  Drug 
Small  Arteries  of Previously  Untreated 
Therapy  on  Arterial  Compliance,  1096 
Essential  Hypertensive  Patients,  105 
Effects  of Age, Ethnicity,  Gender,  Blood  Pressure, 
Large and  Small  Artery  Compliance  Changes 
and  Estrogen  on  Arterial  Compliance,  358 
During  Hemodialysis,  236 
Influence  of Blood  Pressure  and Carbohydrate 
Normal  Perivascular  Sensory  Dilator  Nerve 
Tolerance  on  Vascular  Compliance  in Humans, 
Function  in Arteries  of Zucker  Diabetic  Fatty 
678 
Rats,  310 
Large  and  Small  Artery  Compliance  Changes 
Prolonged  Treatment  With  the AT,  Receptor 
During  Hemodialysis,  236 
Blocker,  Valsartan,  Increases  Small  and  Large 
Methods  and  Devices  for Measuring  Arterial 
Artery  Compliance  in Uncomplicated  Essential 
Compliance  in Humans  (review),  743 
Hypertension,  1087 
Prolonged  Treatment  With  the AT,  Receptor 
Reflection  in the Arterial  System  and the Risk  of 
Blocker,  Valsartan,  Increases  Small  and Large 
Coronary  Heart  Disease,  405 
Artery  Compliance  in Uncomplicated  Essential  Relation  of Small  Artery  Compliance  and 
Hypertension,  1087  Lipoprotein  (a) in Patients  With 
Arterial  pressure 
Atherosclerosis,  980 
Excess  Dietary  Glucose  Alters  Renal  Function  Ascending  aortic  waveform 
Before  Increasing  Arterial  Pressure  and  Inflection  Point  of Ascending  Aortic  Waveform  Is a 
Inducing  Insulin  Resistance,  773  Powerful  Predictor  of Restenosis  After
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Percutaneous  Transluminal  Coronary  Barometric  pressure 
Angioplasty,  823  Effect  of Ambient  Temperature  and  Barometric 
Asthma  Pressure  on  Ambulatory  Blood  Pressure 
Resistant  Hypertension  in a Young  Man  With  Variability,  941 
Asthma,  199  Baroreceptor  reflex 
Atenolol  Neurovascular  Contact  and  Blood  Pressure 
Effect  of Amlodipine  Compared  to Atenolol  on  Response  in Young,  Healthy,  Normotensive 
Small  Arteries  of Previously  Untreated  Men,  119 
Essential  Hypertensive  Patients,  105  Baroreflex  sensitivity 
Atherosclerosis  Greater  Intima—Media  Thickness  in the Carotid 
Beyond  Blood  Pressure:  The  Endothelium  and  Bulb  Is Associated  With  Reduced  Baroreflex 
Atherosclerosis  Progression,  115S  Sensitivity,  486 
Cardiovascular  Sequelae  of Childhood  Raising  Lipids  Acutely  Reduces  Baroreflex 
Hypertension,  61S 
Sensitivity,  479 
Carotid  Hemodynamic  Alterations  in Hypertensive  BENaC  gene 
Patients  With  Insulin  Resistance,  851 
Genotypes  of the BENaC  Gene  Have  Little 
Carotid  Wall  Thickening,  Left  Ventricular  Influence  on  Blood  Pressure  Level  in the 
Hypertrophy,  and  Insulin  Resistance  in Patients 
Japanese  Population,  189 
With  Hypertension,  422 
Benazeperil 
Design  of the Omapatrilat  in Persons  With 
Combination  Therapy  of Amlodipine/Benazepril 
Enhanced  Risk  of Atherosclerotic  Events 
Versus  Monotherapy  of Amlodipine  in a 
(OPERA)  Trial,  193 
Practice-Based  Setting,  550 
Ethnicity  and  Unprovoked  Hypokalemia  in the 
Bendrofluazide 
Atherosclerosis  Risk  in Communities  Study, 
Skeletal  Muscle  Magnesium  Content  Is Correlated 
594 
With  Plasma  Glucose  Concentration  in Patients 
Greater  Intima—Media  Thickness  in the Carotid 
With  Essential  Hypertension  Treated  With 
Bulb  Is Associated  With  Reduced  Baroreflex 
Lisinopril  or  Bendrofluazide,  735 
Sensitivity,  486 
Beta  blockers 
Relation  of Small  Artery  Compliance  and 
Effect  of Amlodipine  Compared  to Atenolol  on 
Lipoprotein  (a) in Patients  With 
Small  Arteries  of Previously  Untreated 
Atherosclerosis,  980 
Essential  Hypertensive  Patients,  105 
Use  of Angiotensin  II Receptor  Blockers  in Animal 
Blood  pressure.  See also Ambulatory  blood  pressure; 
Models  of Atherosclerosis,  9S 
Systolic  blood  pressure 
Zofenopril  Inhibits  the Expression  of Adhesion 
Ambulatory  Blood  Pressure  and Coronary  Artery 
Molecules  on  Endothelial  Cells  By Reducing 
Calcification  in Middle-Aged  and Younger 
Reactive  Oxygen  Species,  891 
Adults,  518 
Atrial  natriuretic  peptide 
Angiotensin  II Type  1 Receptor  Polymorphisms  in 
Chronic  Imidazoline  Receptor  Activation  in 
the Cardiovascular  Health  Study:  Relation  to 
Spontaneously  Hypertensive  Rats,  803 
Blood  Pressure,  Ethnicity,  and Cardiovascular 
Autonomic  neuropathy 
Events,  1050 
Role  of Vasopressin  in 24-Hour  Blood  Pressure 
Antihypertensive  Therapy  and Orthostatic 
Regulation  in Diabetic  Patients  With 
Hemodynamic  Responses  in Acute  Stroke,  37 
Autonomic  Neuropathy,  42 
Are  There  Meaningful  Differences  in Blood 
Pressure  Control  With  Current  Antihypertensive 
Agents?,  14S 
Arm  Cuff in the Measurement  of Blood  Pressure, 
f-Adrenergic  receptor  67S 
{2-Adrenergic  Receptor Gene  and Resting  B2-Adrenergic  Receptor Gene  and Resting 
Hemodynamics  in European  and African  Hemodynamics  in European  and African 
American  Youth,  973  American  Youth,  973 
Nocturnal  Blood  Pressure  Dipping  and B-  Beneficial  Effects  on  Blood  Pressure  and Lipid 
Adrenergic  Receptor  Sensitivity,  364  Profile  of Programmed  Exercise  Training  in 
Balloon  angioplasty  Subjects  With  White  Coat  Hypertension,  571 
Successful  Balloon  Angioplasty  of Native  Aortic  Beyond  Blood  Pressure:  The  Endothelium  and 
Coarctation  in  a Young  Adult  With  Refractory  Atherosclerosis  Progression,  115S 
Hypertension,  1015  Blood  Pressure,  Hypertension,  and Ambulatory
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Blood  Pressure  Monitoring  in Children  and  Neurohumoral  Characteristics  of Older  Hypertensive 
Adolescents,  64S  Patients  With  Abnormal  Nocturnal  Blood 
Blood  Pressure  and  Angiotensin  Converting  Pressure  Dipping,  531 
Enzyme  Inhibitor  Use  in Hypertensive  Patients  Nighttime  Blood, Pressure  Dipping:  The  Role  of the 
With  Chronic  Renal  Insufficiency  (letter),  832  Sympathetic  Nervous  System,  111 
Childhood  Blood  Pressure  Predicts  Adult  Prevalence  and  Consequence  of Systolic 
Microalbuminuria  in African  Americans,  But  Hypertension  in Children,  57S 
Not  in Whites:  The  Bogalusa  Heart  Study,  1036  Pulse  Pressure  and  Diurnal  Blood  Pressure 
Comparative  Crossover  Evaluation  of Amlodipine  Variation:  Association  With  Micro-  and 
and  Nifedipine  GITS  Before  and  After  a  Macrovascular  Complications  in Type  2 
Missed  Dose:  48-h  Blood  Pressure  Profiles  Diabetes,  244 
(letter),  580  Relationship  of Waist  Circumference  to  Blood 
Comparative  Trial  of Controlled-Onset  Extended-  Pressure:  The  Olivetti  Heart  Study,  780 
Release  Verapamil,  Enalapril,  and  Losartan  on  Reproducibility  of Home,  Ambulatory,  and  Clinic 
Blood  Pressure  and  Heart  Rate  Changes,  53  Blood  Pressure:  Implications  for the  Design  of 
Darusentan:  An  Effective  Endothelin,  Receptor  Trials  for the Assessment  of Antihypertensive 
Antagonist  for Treatment  of Hypertension,  583  Drug Efficacy, 101 
Effect  of Ambient  Temperature  and  Barometric  Role  of Vasopressin  in 24-Hour  Blood  Pressure 
Pressure  on  Ambulatory  Blood  Pressure  Regulation  in Diabetic  Patients  With 
Variability,  941  Autonomic  Neuropathy,  42 
Effect  of Angiotensin  II Receptor  Blockade  on  Serum  Potassium  Is Not  Associated  With  Blood 
Arterial  Stiffness:  Beyond  Blood  Pressure  Pressure  Tracking  in the  Framingham  Heart 
Reduction,  1092  Study,  130 
Effect  of Continuous  Positive  Airway  Pressure  Short-  and  Long-term  Effects  of Ferulic  Acid  on 
Therapy  on  24-Hour  Blood  Pressure  in Patients  Blood  Pressure  in Spontaneously  Hypertensive 
With  Obstructive  Sleep Apnea  Syndrome,  251  Rats,  351 
Effect  of Estrogen  Receptor  Modulator  Tamoxifen  Strategies  to Meet  Lower  Blood  Pressure  Goals 
on  Blood  Pressure,  Plasma  Renin  Activity,  and  With  a New  Standard  in Angiotensin  II 
Renal  Sodium  Excretion,  739  Receptor  Blockade,  108S 
Effect  of Magnesium  Supplementation  on  Blood  T +31C  Polymorphism  of Angiotensinogen  Gene 
Pressure:  A Meta-Analysis  of Randomized  and  Nocturnal  Blood  Pressure  Decline:  The 
Clinical  Trials,  691  Ohasama  Study,  628 
Effects  of Age, Ethnicity,  Gender,  Blood  Pressure,  Body mass  index 
and  Estrogen  on  Arterial  Compliance,  358  “Gender  Blind”  Relationship  of Lean  Body  Mass 
Effects  of L-Arginine  on  Blood  Pressure  and  and  Blood  Pressure  in the Tecumseh  Study,  258 
Metabolic  Changes  in Fructose-Hypertensive  Overexpression  of the Renin-Angiotensin  System  in 
Rats,  72  Human  Visceral  Adipose  Tissue  in Normal  and 
Evaluation  of the Performance  of a Wrist  Blood  Overweight  Subjects,  381 
Pressure  Measuring  Device  With  a Position  Relationship  Between  Body  Mass  Index  and  Pulse 
Sensor  Compared  to Ambulatory  24-Hour  Pressure  in Older  Adults  With  Isolated  Systolic 
Blood  Pressure  Measurements,  787  Hypertension,  538 
Genotypes  of the BENaC  Gene  Have  Little  Transforming  Growth  Factor-61  Levels  in 
Influence  on  Blood  Pressure  Level  in the  Hypertensive  Patients:  Association  With  Body 
Japanese  Population,  189  Mass  Index  and  Leptin,  759 
How  to Use  Home  Blood  Pressure  Monitors  in  Bone  mineral  density 
Clinical  Practice,  93  Calcium,  Hypertension  and  Loss  of Bone  Mineral 
Impaired  Stress-Induced  Pressure  Natriuresis  Density  in Women  (letter),  475 
Increases  Cardiovascular  Load  in African  Brain  natriuretic  peptide 
American  Youths,  903  Chronic  Imidazoline  Receptor  Activation  in 
Influence  of Blood  Pressure  and Carbohydrate  Spontaneously  Hypertensive  Rats,  803 
Tolerance  on  Vascular  Compliance  in Humans, 
678 
C 
Inhibition  of Inducible  Nitric  Oxide  Synthase 
During  High  Dietary  Salt  Intake,  230  Calcium 
Insights  From  Laragh’s  Review  Course:  The  Role  Calcium,  Hypertension  and  Loss  of Bone  Mineral 
of the  Renin-Angiotensin  System  in Blood  Density  in Women  (letter),  475 
Pressure  Regulation  (editorial),  653  Link  Between  Polymorphonuclear  Leukocyte
AJH-December 2002-VOL.  15, NO.  12  SUBJECT  INDEX  1127 
Intracellular  Calcium,  Plasma  Insulin,  and  in Cardiac  Hypertrophy  in Fructose-Fed  Rats, 
Essential  Hypertension,  291  66 
Calcium  channel(s)  Cardiovascular  disease 
Ramipril  Treatment  Alters  Ca**  and  K*  Channels 
Comparative  Effects  of the  Dual  ACE-NEP 
in Small  Mesenteric  Arteries  From  Wistar-  Inhibitor  MDL-100,240  and  Ramipril  on 
Kyoto  and  Spontaneously  Hypertensive  Rats,  Hypertension  and  Cardiovascular  Disease  in 
879 
Endogenous  Angiotensin  II-Dependent 
Calcium  channel  blockers.  See also  Specific  drug  Hypertension,  181 
Calcium  Antagonists  in Hypertension:  From  Hypertension  Guidelines:  Criteria  That  Might  Make 
Hemodynamics  to Outcomes,  94S 
Them  More  Clinically  Useful,  917 
Calcium-Channel  Blockade  and Cardiovascular 
Influence  of Age, Risk  Factors,  and Cardiovascular 
Prognosis:  Recent  Evidence  From  Clinical 
and  Renal  Disease  on  Arterial  Stiffness: 
Outcome  Trials,  85S 
Clinical  Applications,  1101 
Effect  of Amlodipine  Compared  to Atenolol  on  Prognostic  Application  of Arterial  Stiffness:  Task 
Small  Arteries  of Previously  Untreated 
Forces,  754 
Essential  Hypertensive  Patients,  105 
Risk  Stratification  of Older  Patients,  77S 
Improvement  of Insulin  Sensitivity  By a Long- 
Cardiovascular  system 
Acting  Nifedipine  Preparation  (Nifedipine-CR) 
ACE  Inhibition  and Cardiovascular  Mortality  and 
in Patients  With  Essential  Hypertension,  927 
Morbidity  in Essential  Hypertension:  The  End 
Pedal  Edema—Not  All  Dihydropyridine  Calcium 
of the  Search  or  a Need  for Further 
Antagonists  Are  Created  Equal,  1019 
Investigations?,  367 
Recent  Landmark  Clinical  Trials:  How  Do They 
Calcium-Channel  Blockade  and Cardiovascular 
Modify  the Therapeutic  Paradigm?,  82S 
Prognosis:  Recent  Evidence  From  Clinical 
Reducing  Cardiovascular  and Cerebral  Events 
Outcome  Trials,  85S 
(Editorial),  75S 
Carotid  artery 
Tolerability  of Long-Term  Treatment  With 
Carotid  Hemodynamic  Alterations  in Hypertensive 
Lercanidipine  Versus  Amlodipine  and 
Patients  With  Insulin  Resistance,  851 
Lacidipine  in Elderly  Hypertensives,  932 
Carotid  atherosclerosis 
Candesartan 
Carotid  Wall  Thickening,  Left  Ventricular 
Comparative  Effects  of Candesartan  and  Enalapril 
Hypertrophy,  and  Insulin  Resistance  in Patients 
on  Augmented  Vasoconstrictive  Responses  to 
With  Hypertension,  422 
Endothelin-1  in Coronary  Vessels  of 
Case  control  studies 
Spontaneously  Hypertensive  Rats,  286 
Power  and  Replication  in Case-Control  Studies,  201 
Comparison  of Candesartan,  Felodipine,  and Their 
Central  aortic  pressure  wave 
Combination  in the Treatment  of Elderly 
Amplitude  and  Timing  of Central  Aortic  Pressure 
Patients  With  Systolic  Hypertension,  544 
Wave  Reflections  in Heart  Transplant 
Captopril 
Recipients,  809 
High Prevalence  of Primary  Aldosteronism  Using 
Cerebral  events 
Postcaptopril  Plasma  Aldosterone  to Renin 
Reducing  Cardiovascular  and  Cerebral  Events 
Ratio  as  a Screening  Test  Among  Italian 
Hypertensive,  896  (Editorial),  75S 
Cerebrum 
Carbohydrate  tolerance 
Correlation  Between  Silent  Cerebral  White  Matter 
Influence  of Blood  Pressure  and Carbohydrate 
Lesions  and  Left  Ventricular  Mass  and 
Tolerance  on  Vascular  Compliance  in Humans, 
Geometry  in Essential  Hypertension,  507 
678 
Children 
Cardiac  cells 
Leptin  Affects  Adenylate  Cyclase  Activity  in H9c2  Ambulatory  Blood  Pressure  Monitoring  in Clinical 
Trials  in Adults  and Children,  38S 
Cardiac  Cell  Line:  Effects  of Short-  and  Long- 
Term  Exposure,  638  Antihypertensive  Therapy:  Basic  Pharmacokinetic 
Cardiac  hypertrophy  and  Pharmacodynamic  Principles  as  Applied  to 
Cardiac  and  Vascular  Fibrosis  and  Hypertrophy  in  Infants  and  Children,  34S 
Blood  Pressure,  Hypertension,  and  Ambulatory 
Aldosterone-Infused  Rats:  Role  of Endothelin-1, 
164  Blood  Pressure  Monitoring  in Children  and 
Carotid  Wall  Thickening,  Left  Ventricular  Adolescents,  64S 
Hypertrophy,  and  Insulin  Resistance  in Patients  Cardiovascular  Sequelae  of Childhood 
With  Hypertension,  422  Hypertension,  61S 
Renin-Angiotensin  and  Adrenergic  Nervous  System  Childhood  Blood  Pressure  Predicts  Adult
1128  SUBJECT  INDEX  AJH-December 2002-VOL.  15, NO.  12 
Microalbuminuria  in African  Americans,  But  Macrovascular  Complications  in Type 2 
Not  in Whites:  The  Bogalusa  Heart  Study,  1036  Diabetes,  244 
Effectiveness  and  Safety  of the Angiotensin  II  Relationships  Between  New  Risk  Factors  and 
Antagonist  Irbesartan  in Children  With  Chronic  Circadian  Rlood  Pressure  Variation  in 
Kidney  Diseases,  1057  Untreated  Subjects  With  Essential 
Effect  of Hypertension  on  the Progression  of  Hypertension,  600 
Chronic  Renal  Failure  in Children,  53S  Climate 
Forgotten  Korotkoff  Phases:  How  Often  Are  Phases  Effect  of Ambient  Temperature  and  Barometric 
II and  III Present,  and  How  Do They  Relate  to  Pressure  on  Ambulatory  Blood  Pressure 
the Other  Korotkoff  Phases?,  264  Variability,  941 
New  Onset  Severe  Hypertension  in an  Clinical  hypertension  specialists 
Asymptomatic  6-Year-Old  Girl,  99  American  Society  of Hypertension  Regional 
Pharmacologic  Management  of Childhood  Chapters:  Leveraging  the  Impact  of the Clinical 
Hypertension:  Current  Status,  Future  Hypertension  Specialist  in the Local 
Challenges,  30S  Community,  372 
Prevalence  and Consequence  of Systolic  Clinical  studies 
Hypertension  in Children,  57S  Angiotensin  II Type  1 Receptor  Polymorphisms  in 
Reproducibility  and Validity  of Ambulatory  Blood  the Cardiovascular  Health  Study:  Relation  to 
Pressure  Monitoring  in Children,  69S  Blood  Pressure,  Ethnicity,  and Cardiovascular 
Chlamydia pneumoniae  Events,  1050 
Essential  Hypertension  Is Associated  With  Birth  Weight  as  a Predictor  of Future  Hypertension, 
Chlamydia pneumoniae  But Not  Epstein-Barr  43S 
Antibodies  (letter),  924  Childhood  Blood  Pressure  Predicts  Adult 
Chloride  Microalbuminuria  in African  Americans,  But 
Chloride  Increases  Adrenergic  Receptor—Mediated  Not  in Whites:  The  Bogalusa  Heart  Study,  1036 
Platelet  and Vascular  Responses,  492  Ethnicity  and  Unprovoked  Hypokalemia  in the 
Chlorthalidone  ARIC  Study (editorial),  660 
Amlodipine  Versus  Chlorthalidone  Versus  Placebo  Ethnicity  and  Unprovoked  Hypokalemia  in the 
in the Treatment  of Stage I Isolated  Systolic  Atherosclerosis  Risk  in Communities  Study, 
Hypertension,  31  594 
Chondroitin  sulfate  “Gender  Blind”  Relationship  of Lean  Body Mass 
Early Onset  of Chondroitin  Sulfate  and Osteopontin  and  Blood  Pressure  in the Tecumseh  Study,  258 
Expression  in Angiotensin  [I-Dependent  Left  Linkage  of Left  Ventricular  Early  Diastolic  Peak 
Ventricular  Hypertrophy,  644  Filling  Velocity  to Chromosome  5 in 
Chromosome  5  Hypertensive  African  Americans:  The 
Linkage  of Left  Ventricular  Early Diastolic  Peak  HyperGEN  Echocardiography  Study,  621 
Filling  Velocity  to Chromosome 5 in  Longitudinal  Study of Ethnic  Differences  in 
Hypertensive  African  Americans:  The  Ambulatory  Blood  Pressure  Patterns  in Youth, 
HyperGEN  Echocardiography  Study,  621  525 
Chronic  renal  failure  Population-Based  Studies  Improve  Outcome  in 
Effect  of Hypertension  on  the Progression  of  Hypertensive  Patients,  605 
Chronic  Renal  Failure  in Children,  53S  Power  and  Replication  in Case-Control  Studies,  201 
Chronic  renal  insufficiency  Relation  of Insulin  to Left  Ventricular  Geometry 
Blood  Pressure  and  Angiotensin  Converting  and  Function  in African  American  and White 
Enzyme  Inhibitor  Use  in Hypertensive  Patients  Hypertensive  Adults:  The  HyperGEN  Study, 
With  Chronic  Renal  Insufficiency  (letter),  832  1029 
Circadian  blood  pressure  Relationship  of Waist  Circumference  to Blood 
Circadian  Blood  Pressure  Overswinging  in a  Pressure:  The Olivetti  Heart  Study,  780 
Physically  Fit, Normotensive  African  American  Serum  Potassium  Is Not  Associated  With  Blood 
Woman,  827  Pressure  Tracking  in the Framingham  Heart 
Neurohumoral  Characteristics  of Older  Hypertensive  Study,  130 
Patients  With  Abnormal  Nocturnal  Blood  T +31C  Polymorphism  of Angiotensinogen  Gene 
Pressure  Dipping,  531  and  Nocturnal  Blood  Pressure  Decline:  The 
Nighttime  Blood  Pressure  Dipping:  The  Role  of the  Ohasama  Study,  628 
Sympathetic  Nervous  System,  111  Clinical  trials 
Pulse  Pressure  and  Diurnal  Blood  Pressure  Ambulatory  Blood  Pressure  Monitoring  in Clinical 
Variation:  Association  With  Micro-  and  Trials  in Adults  and Children,  38S
AJH-December 2002-VOL.  15, NO.  12  SUBJECT INDEX  1129 
Calcium-Channel  Blockade  and  Cardiovascular  CYP11B2 
Prognosis:  Recent  Evidence  From  Clinical  Aldosterone  Synthase  (CYP11B2)  -344 C/T 
Outcome  Trials,  85S  Polymorphism  Is Related  to Antihypertensive 
Clinical  Trials  of Angiotensin  Receptor  Blockers  in  Response,  389 
Heart  Failure:  What  Do We  Know  and  What  -344  Cytosine/thymine  polymorphism 
Will  We  Learn?,  22S  Aldosterone  Synthase  (CYP11B2)  -344  C/T 
Design  of the Omapatrilat  in Persons  With  Polymorphism  Is Related  to Antihypertensive 
Enhanced  Risk  of Atherosclerotic  Events  Response,  389 
(OPERA)  Trial,  193 
Doxazosin  and ALLHAT  Trial:  A Response  (letter),  D 
832 
Effect  of Magnesium  Supplementation  on  Blood  Darusentan 
Darusentan:  An Effective  Endothelin,  Receptor 
Pressure:  A Meta-Analysis  of Randomized 
Clinical  Trials, 691  Antagonist  for Treatment  of Hypertension,  583 
Diabetes  mellitus 
Persistence  of Normotension  After  Discontinuation 
Effects  of Amlodipine  Fosinopril  Combination  on 
of Lifestyle  Intervention  in the Trial  of TONE, 
Microalbuminuria  in Hypertensive  Type 2 
732 
Diabetic  Patients,  1042 
PROGRESS  Trial:  Questions  About  the 
Elevated  Plasma  Endothelin-1  Levels  in Diabetes 
Effectiveness  of Angiotensin  Converting 
Mellitus,  967. 
Enzyme  Inhibitors,  472 
Impaired  Saline-Stimulated  Diuresis  and Natriuresis 
Recent  Landmark  Clinical  Trials:  How  Do They 
in the Conscious  Hypertensive  Glucose- 
Modify  the Therapeutic  Paradigm?,  82S 
Intolerant  Rat, 58 
Coarctation  of the aorta 
Influence  of Blood  Pressure  and Carbohydrate 
Successful  Balloon  Angioplasty  of Native  Aortic 
Tolerance  on  Vascular  Compliance  in Humans, 
Coarctation  in  a Young  Adult  With  Refractory 
678 
Hypertension,  1015 
Losartan  and  Perindopril  Effects  on  Plasma 
Cold 
Plasminogen  Activator  Inhibitor-1  and 
Endothelial  Dysfunction  in Cold-Induced 
Fibrinogen  in Hypertensive  Type 2 Diabetic 
Hypertensive  Rats,  176 
Patients,  316 
Role  of Central  Angiotensin  II Receptors  in Cold- 
Normal  Perivascular  Sensory  Dilator  Nerve 
Induced  Hypertension,  85 
Function  in Arteries  of Zucker  Diabetic  Fatty 
Continuous  positive  airway  pressure 
Rats,  310 
Effect  of Continuous  Positive  Airway  Pressure 
Pulse  Pressure  and  Diurnal  Blood  Pressure 
Therapy  on  24-Hour  Blood  Pressure  in Patients 
Variation:  Association  With  Micro-  and 
With  Obstructive  Sleep Apnea Syndrome,  251 
Macrovascular  Complications  in Type 2 
Coronary  artery  calcification 
Diabetes,  244 
Ambulatory  Blood  Pressure  and Coronary  Artery 
Relation  of Small  Artery  Compliance  and 
Calcification  in Middle-Aged  and  Younger 
Lipoprotein  (a) in Patients  With 
Adults,  518 
Atherosclerosis,  980 
Coronary  artery  disease 
Role  of Angiotensin  II Receptor  Blockers  in 
Aortic  Pulse  Pressure  and  Extent  of Coronary  Preventing  the Progression  of Renal  Disease  in 
Artery  Disease  in Percutaneous  Transluminal  Patients  With  Type 2 Diabetes,  123S 
Coronary  Angioplasty  Candidates,  672 
Role  of Vasopressin  in 24-Hour  Blood  Pressure 
Coronary  flow  reserve  Regulation  in Diabetic  Patients  With 
Positive  Association  Between  Circulating  Free 
Autonomic  Neuropathy,  42 
Insulin-Like  Growth  Factor-1  Levels  and  Diabetic  nephropathy 
Coronary  Flow  Reserve  in Arterial  Systemic  Angiotensin  II Receptor  Blockade  in Diabetic 
Hypertension,  766  Nephropathy,  468 
Coronary  heart  disease  Dialysis 
Reflection  in the Arterial  System  and the Risk  of  Large and  Small  Artery  Compliance  Changes 
Coronary  Heart  Disease,  405  During  Hemodialysis,  236 
Cyclic guanosine  3’5’  monophosphate  Diastole 
Relaxation  and cGMP  Formation  in Response  to  Correlation  Between  Diastolic  Impairment  and 
Sildenafil  and Sodium  Nitroprusside  in  Lipid  Metabolism  in Mild-to-Moderate 
Saphenous  Veins  From  Normotensive  and  Hypertensive  Postmenopausal  Women,  615 
Hypertensive  Patients,  798  Linkage  of Left  Ventricular  Early  Diastolic  Peak
1130  SUBJECT  INDEX  AJH-December 2002-VOL.  15, NO.  12 
Filling  Velocity  to Chromosome  5 in  Untreated  Subjects  With  Essential 
Hypertensive  African  Americans:  The  Hypertension,  600 
HyperGEN  Echocardiography  Study,  621  Dopamine 
Diastolic  dysfunction  Dopaminergic  Modulation  of Aldosterone 
Left  Ventricular  Diastolic  Function  in Physiologic  Secretions  on  Changes  of Sodium  Intake  in 
and  Pathologic  Hypertrophy,  513  Aldosterone-Producing  Adenoma,  609 
Diet  Doxazosin 
Decreases  in Serum  Uric  Acid  By Amelioration  of  Doxazosin  and  ALLHAT  Trial:  A Response  (letter), 
Insulin  Resistance  in Overweight  Hypertensive  832 
Drospirenone/17-B-estradiol 
Patients:  Effect  of  a Low-Energy  Diet  and an 
Additive  Effect  of Drospirenone/17-$-Estradiol  in 
Insulin-Sensitizing  Agent,  697 
Dietary  Sodium  and Target Organ  Damage  in  Hypertensive  Postmenopausal  Women 
Receiving  Enalapril,  816 
Essential  Hypertension,  222 
Drug interactions 
Excess  Dietary  Glucose  Alters  Renal  Function 
Extent  of Potential  Antihypertensive  Drug 
Before  Increasing  Arterial  Pressure  and 
Interactions  in  a Medicaid  Population,  953 
Inducing  Insulin  Resistance,  773 
Drug trials 
Gender  Difference  in Diet-Induced  Obesity 
Reproducibility  of Home,  Ambulatory,  and Clinic 
Hypertension:  Implication  of Renal  a,- 
Blood  Pressure:  Implications  for the  Design  of 
Adrenergic  Receptors,  143 
Trials  for the Assessment  of Antihypertensive 
Inhibition  of Inducible  Nitric  Oxide  Synthase 
Drug  Efficacy,  101 
During  High Dietary  Salt  Intake,  230 
Low-Calorie  Diet  Improves  Endothelium-Dependent 
Vasodilation  in Obese  Patients  With  Essential 
Hypertension,  302 
Echocardiography 
Magnesium  Deficiency  During  Pregnancy  in Rats 
Positron  Emission  Tomography,  Echo-Doppler,  and 
Increases  Systolic  Blood  Pressure  and  Plasma 
Exercise  Studies  of Functional  Capacity  in 
Nitrite,  1081] 
Hypertensive  Heart  Disease,  907 
Dihydropyridine  calcium  antagonists 
Elderly 
Pedal  Edema—Not  All  Dihydropyridine  Calcium 
Ambulatory  Pulse  Pressure  as  Predictor  of Outcome 
Antagonists  Are  Created  Equal,  1019 
in Older  Patients  With  Systolic  Hypertension, 
Dipping 
835 
Blunted  Nighttime  Blood  Pressure  Dipping  in 
Angiotensin  II Type  1 Receptor  Polymorphisms  in 
Postmenopausal  Women  (letter),  662 
the Cardiovascular  Health  Study:  Relation  to 
Incomplete  Benefit  of Antihypertensive  Therapy  on 
Blood  Pressure,  Ethnicity,  and Cardiovascular 
Stroke  Reduction  in Older  Hypertensives  With 
Events,  1050 
Abnormal  Nocturnal  Blood  Pressure  Dipping 
Arterial  Hypertension  and  Mortality  in the Elderly, 
(Extreme-Dippers  and  Reverse-Dippers),  844 
958 
Neurohumoral  Characteristics  of Older  Hypertensive 
Comparison  of Candesartan,  Felodipine,  and  Their 
Patients  With  Abnormal  Nocturnal  Blood 
Combination  in the Treatment  of Elderly 
Pressure  Dipping,  531 
Patients  With  Systolic  Hypertension,  544 
Nighttime  Blood  Pressure  Dipping:  The  Role  of the 
Correlates  of Aortic  Stiffness  in Elderly  Individuals: 
Sympathetic  Nervous  System,  111  A Subgroup  of the Cardiovascular  Health 
Nocturnal  Blood  Pressure  Dipping  and  f- 
Study,  16 
Adrenergic  Receptor  Sensitivity,  364 
Incomplete  Benefit  of Antihypertensive  Therapy  on 
Diurnal  blood  pressure  Stroke  Reduction  in Older  Hypertensives  With 
Neurohumoral  Characteristics  of Older  Hypertensive  Abnormal  Nocturnal  Blood  Pressure  Dipping 
Patients  With  Abnormal  Nocturnal  Blood  (Extreme-Dippers  and  Reverse-Dippers),  844 
Pressure  Dipping,  531 
Neurohumoral  Characteristics  of Older  Hypertensive 
Nighttime  Blood  Pressure  Dipping:  The  Role  of the 
Patients  With  Abnormal  Nocturnal  Blood 
Sympathetic  Nervous  System,  111  Pressure  Dipping,  531 
Pulse  Pressure  and  Diurnal  Blood  Pressure  Population-Based  Studies  Improve  Outcome  in 
Variation:  Association  With  Micro-  and  Hypertensive  Patients,  605 
Macrovascular  Complications  in Type 2  Prevalence  of Hyperhomocysteinemia  in an  Elderly 
Diabetes,  244  Population,  394 
Relationships  Between  New  Risk  Factors  and  Risk  Stratification  of Older  Patients,  77S 
Circadian  Blood  Pressure  Variation  in  Tolerability  of Long-Term  Treatment  With