1. The hypertension optimal treatment trial: A precursor for lowering the target blood pressure level

   • C. Venkata S. Ram

   Invited Commentary Pages: 195 - 196

2. Web alert

   • George A. Mansoor

   News Pages: 197 - 197

3. Literature alert

   • Brent M. Egan

   Abstract Pages: 198 - 200

4. Current Trials

   • Franz H. Messerli

   Clinical Trials Review Pages: 201 - 203

5. Isolated systolic hypertension, pulse pressure, and arterial stiffness as risk factors for cardiovascular disease

   • Michael F. O’Rourke

   OriginalPaper Pages: 204 - 211

6. Carcinogenicity of cardiovascular drugs

   • Ehud Grossman
   • Franz H. Messerli
   • Uri Goldbourt

   OriginalPaper Pages: 212 - 218

7. Relevance of heart rate as a risk factor in hypertension

   • Paolo Palatini
   • Stevo Julius

   OriginalPaper Pages: 219 - 224

8. Treatment of diabetic patients with hypertension

   • Willem H. Birkenhäger
   • Jan A. Staessen

   OriginalPaper Pages: 225 - 231

9. Effects of hypertension and its treatment on mental function

   • Marie-Laure Seux
   • Françoise Forette

   OriginalPaper Pages: 232 - 237

10. Recent outcome trials of newer antihypertensives

    • Stephen Bakir
    • Suzanne Oparil

    Clinical Trials Review Pages: 238 - 240

11. Adrenal medulla

    • Jonathan D. Greifenkamp
    • Donald J. DiPette

    OriginalPaper Pages: 241 - 245

12. The role of the central nervous system in hypertension

    • J. Michael Wyss
    • Scott H. Carlson

    OriginalPaper Pages: 246 - 253

13. The sympathetic nervous system and baroreflexes in hypertension and hypotension

    • Joseph L. Izzo Jr.
    • Addison A. Taylor

    OriginalPaper Pages: 254 - 263

14. Brainstem compression as a cause of neurogenic hypertension

    • Michael B. Horowitz

    OriginalPaper Pages: 264 - 267

15. Obstructive sleep apnea as a cause of neurogenic hypertension

    • Krzysztof Narkiewicz
    • Virend K. Somers

    OriginalPaper Pages: 268 - 273