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ReviewMethodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal

Carotid Baroreceptor Stimulation and Arteriovenous Shunts for Resistant Hypertension.

Nicholas Paivanas, John D Bisognano, John P Gassler

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Review in Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Interventional Treatment of Arterial Hypertension in The Modern Era: An Updated Review from the Young Investigator Group of the European Society of Hypertension.High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nicholas PaivanasUniversity of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York.
John D BisognanoUniversity of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York.
John P GasslerUniversity of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York.
University of Rochester Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pharmacologic therapy for hypertension is effective for the majority of patients with hypertension, but there is a subset of the population with treatment-resistant hypertension who cannot achieve their blood pressure goal despite taking multiple medications. Since these patients are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease and end-organ damage, additional therapies must be considered. This review discusses several novel interventional therapies-including baroreflex activation therapy, baroreceptor stenting, and creation of an arteriovenous shunt-that may provide alternative options for blood pressure control in those with treatment-resistant hypertension. All of these therapies remain investigational, and each has its own strengths and weaknesses that will be critical to assess as they come to market.

Indexed as

Arteriovenous Shunt, SurgicalBlood PressureEndovascular ProceduresAnimalsAntihypertensive AgentsBaroreflexDrug ResistanceElectric Stimulation TherapyHumansHypertensionNeural ProsthesesPressoreceptorsProsthesis DesignStentsTreatment OutcomeAntihypertensive Agentsarteriovenous shuntbaroreflex activation therapycarotid nitinol stentRheos Pivotal Trialtreatment-resistant hypertension

Identifiers

PMID27057291
PMCPMC4814008
OpenAlexW2284297596

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Registered trials

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