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Trial reportCardiovascular revascularization medicine : including molecular interventions

Anatomical and procedural determinants of ambulatory blood pressure lowering following catheter-based renal denervation using radiofrequency.

Lucas Lauder, Sebastian Ewen, Abraham R Tzafriri, Elazer R Edelman, Bodo Cremers, Saarraaken Kulenthiran, Christian Ukena, Dominik Linz, Ingrid Kindermann, Costas Tsioufis and 3 more

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Trial report in Cardiovascular revascularization medicine : including molecular interventions. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Aspects of renal function and renal artery anatomy as indications for renal denervation.Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2024
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  6. Renal Denervation: Is It Ready for Prime Time?Current cardiology reports · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Lucas LauderKlinik für Innere Medizin III, Kardiologie, Angiologie und Internistische Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Universität des Saarlandes, Homburg, Saar, Germany.
Sebastian EwenKlinik für Innere Medizin III, Kardiologie, Angiologie und Internistische Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Universität des Saarlandes, Homburg, Saar, Germany. Electronic address: Sebastian.Ewen@uks.eu.
Abraham R TzafririCBSET, Inc., Lexington, MA, USA; Institute for Medical Engineering and Science, MIT, Cambridge MA and Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
Elazer R EdelmanInstitute for Medical Engineering and Science, MIT, Cambridge MA and Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
Bodo CremersKlinik für Innere Medizin III, Kardiologie, Angiologie und Internistische Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Universität des Saarlandes, Homburg, Saar, Germany.
Saarraaken KulenthiranKlinik für Innere Medizin III, Kardiologie, Angiologie und Internistische Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Universität des Saarlandes, Homburg, Saar, Germany.
Christian UkenaKlinik für Innere Medizin III, Kardiologie, Angiologie und Internistische Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Universität des Saarlandes, Homburg, Saar, Germany.
Dominik LinzKlinik für Innere Medizin III, Kardiologie, Angiologie und Internistische Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Universität des Saarlandes, Homburg, Saar, Germany.
Ingrid KindermannKlinik für Innere Medizin III, Kardiologie, Angiologie und Internistische Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Universität des Saarlandes, Homburg, Saar, Germany.
Costas TsioufisNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Hippokration General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Bruno SchellerKlinik für Innere Medizin III, Kardiologie, Angiologie und Internistische Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Universität des Saarlandes, Homburg, Saar, Germany.
Michael BöhmKlinik für Innere Medizin III, Kardiologie, Angiologie und Internistische Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Universität des Saarlandes, Homburg, Saar, Germany.
Felix MahfoudKlinik für Innere Medizin III, Kardiologie, Angiologie und Internistische Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Universität des Saarlandes, Homburg, Saar, Germany; Institute for Medical Engineering and Science, MIT, Cambridge MA and Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
Saarland University · DEUniversitätsklinikum des Saarlandes · DEBrigham and Women's Hospital · USNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GR

Funding

Vascular Drug Delivery - Supplement for EquipmentR01GM049039 · NIGMS · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI EDELMAN, ELAZER R · 1994 to 2019
$8.9M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM049039
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background/purposeCatheter-based renal sympathetic denervation (RDN) has been introduced to lower blood pressure (BP) and sympathetic activity in patients with uncontrolled hypertension with at best equivocal results. It has been postulated that anatomic and procedural elements introduce unaccounted variability and yet little is known of the impact of renal anatomy and procedural parameters on BP response to RDN. METHODS/MATERIALS: Anatomical parameters such as length and diameter were analyzed by quantitative vascular analysis and the prevalence of accessory renal arteries and renal artery disease were documented in 150 patients with resistant hypertension undergoing bilateral RDN using a mono-electrode radiofrequency catheter (Symplicity Flex, Medtronic).

resultsAccessory renal arteries and renal artery disease were present in 56 (37%) and 14 patients (9%), respectively. At 6-months, 24 h-ambulatory BP was reduced by 11/6 mm Hg (p < 0.001 for both). Change of systolic blood pressure (SBP) was not related to the presence of accessory renal arteries (p = 0.543) or renal artery disease (p = 0.598). Patients with at least one main renal artery diameter ≤ 4 mm had a more pronounced reduction of 24 h-ambulatory SBP compared to patients where both arteries were >4 mm (-19 vs. -10 mmHg; p = 0.038). Neither the length of the renal artery nor the number of RF ablations influenced 24 h-ambulatory BP reduction at 6 months.

conclusions24 h-ambulatory BP lowering was most pronounced in patients with smaller renal artery diameter but not related to renal artery length, accessory arteries or renal artery disease. Further, there was no dose-response relationship observed with increasing number of ablations. CONDENSED ABSTRACT: Because little is known of the impact of renal anatomy and procedural parameters on blood pressure (BP) response to renal denervation (RDN), anatomical and procedural data were analyzed in 150 patients undergoing bilateral RDN. BP lowering was most pronounced in patients with smaller renal artery diameter but not related to renal artery length, the presence of renal artery disease or accessory renal arteries. Further, there was no dose-response relationship observed with increasing number of ablations.

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Blood PressureCatheter AblationAgedBlood Pressure Monitoring, AmbulatoryClinical Decision-MakingFemaleGermanyHumansHypertensionMaleMiddle AgedPatient SelectionProspective StudiesRenal ArterySympathectomyTime FactorsAmbulatory blood pressureAnatomicalProcedural determinantsRenal denervation

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PMID29555535
PMCPMC6667167
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