Table of Contents

Foreword. 1. What is endothelial cell dysfunction and does it impact capacity for vasodilatation? PP Toth; 2. Sleep disorders and hypertension, CC Gonzaga, DA Calhoun; 3. Treatment of early morning surges in blood pressure, K Kario; 4. Use of out-of-office blood pressure monitoring versus office-based measurements for managing patients with hypertension, N Ghuman, WB White; 5. Is blood pressure control more important than decreasing activity in the renin-angiotensin axis? WJ Elliott; 6. Is there a class effect for all angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors when evaluating end-organ protection? PP Toth, DA Sica; 7. Are angiotensin receptor blockers equivalent or superior to ACE inhibitors relative to blood pressure control and/or end-organ protection? RR Townsend; 8. Treatment of hypertension in the post-stroke patient in both the acute and chronic setting, WJ Elliott; 9. Isolated systolic hypertension and management of hypertension in the very elderly, SS Franklin; 10. Management of hypertension in patients with coronary artery disease, C Rosendorff; Abbreviations; General index.