Improving the management of hypertension: reconsidering efficacy assessment
Editorial
- Guidelines on the management of hypertension: where do we stand?
Directives sur la prise en charge de l’hypertension : où en est-on ?
G. Mancia and G. Grassi, Italy
Themed articles
- Can we improve BP control rates? Lessons from the Health Survey for England 2006
N. Poulter, United Kingdom - Antihypertensive efficacy and destiffening strategy
M. E. Safar, France - Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring: 24-hour blood pressure control as a therapeutic goal for improving cardiovascular prognosis
E. O’Brien, Ireland - The preeminence of systolic blood pressure measurement in the management of patients with high blood pressure
P. Sever, United Kingdom - Effect of antihypertensive drugs on central blood pressure over and above brachial blood pressure: focusing on blood pressure amplification
A. D. Protogerou, Greece - Need for fixed-dose–combination therapy in the early phases of hypertension
S. Julius, USA
Controversial Question
- Management of hypertension in clinical practice: can we forget about diastolic blood pressure?
T. Albassam, Saudi Arabia -A. Coca, Spain – S. Filipova, Slovakia –
S. A. Golwalla, India – I. Barna, Hungary – L. F. Martins, Portugal –
A. Öncül, Turkey – A. R. A. Rahman, Malaysia – E. B. Reyes, Philippines –
B. Trimarco, Italy – J. Widimský Jr, Czech Republic
COVERAM
- Coveram in the management of hypertension: improving each and every component of antihypertensive efficacy for lifesaving benefits
V. Vandzhura, France
Interview
- The role of patient education in improving treatment compliance in hypertension
H. White, United Kingdom
Focus
- Fixed antihypertensive drug combinations and prognostic benefits: what is the evidence?
J.-J. Mourad, France
Update
- Antihypertensive treatment efficacy: genetic aspects
J. J. Brugts and M. L. Simoons, The Netherlands
A Touch of France
- Gunpowder, madness, and hysteria: the birth of neurology in France
Vignettes of five great neurologists who made history at the Salpêtrière Hospital in Paris: Jean-Martin Charcot (1825-1893), Pierre Marie (1853-1940), Joseph Babinski (1857-1932), Jean Lhermitte (1877-1959), Paul Castaigne (1916-1988)
C. Régnier, France - French neuroscience in the vanguard: the ICM is taking off
An interview with Y. Agid, France