▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Medicine . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁Secretary ▁and ▁Program ▁Chair ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Society ▁of ▁Hy pert ension , ▁and ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁Food ▁and ▁D rug ▁Administration ' s ▁Card io ▁Ren al ▁Ad vis ory ▁Board . ▁Pick ering ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁editor ial ▁bo ards ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁behavior al ▁medicine ▁and ▁card i ology ▁journ als , ▁being ▁an ▁editor ▁of ▁Blood ▁Press ure ▁Mon itor ing , ▁a ▁senior ▁editor ▁of ▁C lin ical ▁Card i ology ▁Re ports , ▁and ▁the ▁Associ ate ▁Editor ▁in ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁Journal ▁of ▁C lin ical ▁Hy pert ension . ▁ ▁Publications ▁ ▁Pick ering ▁published ▁over ▁ 7 0 0 ▁articles ▁in ▁scientific ▁journ als ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁ 3 ▁books . ▁His ▁research ▁focused ▁on ▁his ▁core ▁belief ▁that ▁much ▁of ▁card i ov asc ular ▁disease ▁ar ises ▁from ▁psych oso cial ▁factors , ▁and ▁is ▁hence ▁potentially ▁prevent able ▁or ▁treat able ▁by ▁modifying ▁these . ▁Selected ▁publications ; ▁see ▁list ▁of ▁available ▁records ▁in ▁Pub Med : ▁▁ ▁Pick ering ▁T G , ▁Ger in ▁W , ▁Schw art z ▁J E , ▁Spr u ill ▁T M , ▁David son ▁K W . ▁Franz ▁Vol hard ▁lecture : ▁Should ▁do ctors ▁still ▁measure ▁blood ▁pressure ? ▁The ▁missing ▁patients ▁with ▁mask ed ▁hy pert ension . ▁J ▁Hy pert ens . ▁ 2 0 0 8 ; 2 6 ( 1 2 ): 2 2 5 9 - 2 2 6