- Poorly controlled hypertension (defined as systolic blood pressure [SBP] of >= 140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure [DBP] of >= 90mmHg); Note: Initiation or adjustment of antihypertensive medication(s) is permitted prior to study entry; following antihypertensive medication initiation or adjustment, blood pressure (BP) must be re-assessed three times at approximately 2-minute intervals; at least 24 hours must have elapsed between anti-hypertensive medication initiation or adjustment and BP measurement; these three values should be averaged to obtain the mean diastolic blood pressure and the mean systolic blood pressure; the mean SBP / DBP ratio must be < 140/90 mmHg in order for a subject to be eligible for the study