The fifth annual issue of The Year in Hypertension, this volume draws upon the expertise of the Boston University School of Medicine. The book highlights the pathophysiology of hypertension and the interface of high blood pressure with other cardiovascular risk factors. The contributors review the latest trials and meta-analyses, and comment on the plethora of guidelines that are emerging. Each chapter gives a well-known expert's selection of key papers on his topic, along with incisive commentary highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of each paper, and a summary that gives a consensus view of how the topic is evolving. It is a proven guide to the massive output of contemporary literature on this topic.