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ArticleJournal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.)2024

Catheter-Based Renal Denervation for Resistant Arterial Hypertension: 10-Year Real-World Follow-Up Data.

Sofie Brouwers, Giulia Botti, Matthias Verbesselt, Lucio Addeo, Marta Belmonte, Kostas Bermpeis, Dario Tino Bertolone, Chiara Valeriano, Michele Mattia Viscusi, Eric Wyffels

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  1. Association between heart rate fragmentation and kidney function decline in MESA: evidence consistent with parasympathetic degradation.American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology · 2025
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Sofie BrouwersDepartment of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center Aalst, Aalst, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-7081-4881
Giulia BottiDepartment of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center Aalst, Aalst, Belgium.
Matthias VerbesseltDepartment of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center Aalst, Aalst, Belgium.
Lucio AddeoDepartment of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center Aalst, Aalst, Belgium.
Marta BelmonteDepartment of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center Aalst, Aalst, Belgium.
Kostas BermpeisDepartment of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center Aalst, Aalst, Belgium.
Dario Tino BertoloneDepartment of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center Aalst, Aalst, Belgium.
Chiara ValerianoDepartment of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center Aalst, Aalst, Belgium.
Michele Mattia ViscusiDepartment of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center Aalst, Aalst, Belgium.
Eric WyffelsDepartment of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center Aalst, Aalst, Belgium.

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Abstract

This analysis of real-world data examines the efficacy, safety, and long-term outcomes of renal denervation in hypertensive patients for up to 10 years. Sixty-five consecutive patients underwent renal denervation (RDN) (single operator) for uncontrolled resistant hypertension. Efficacy was defined as the interindividual change of office (OBPM) and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) at 1, 6, 12 months, 2-4 and 5-10 years after RDN. Medication changes, renal function, and device generation disparities were analyzed. Of these patients, 42 received RDN with a first-generation device, while 23 underwent the procedure with a second-generation device. Baseline demographics included a predominantly male cohort (57.6%) with an average age of 60.3 years. The mean number of medications at baseline was 4.3. OBPM at baseline was 169.0/87.4 mmHg, and ABPM at baseline was 153.4/88.4 mmHg. Post-procedure, significant reductions in systolic blood pressure (SBP) were observed in both OBPM and ABPM at 1 month (OBPM 147.9/82.8 mmHg; ABPM 141.3/83.0 mmHg [SBP, p < 0.001]), sustained up to 10 years (OBPM 153.1/84.3 mmHg; ABPM 138/80.1 mmHg [SBP, p < 0.001]). After 1 year around half of patients had a controlled OBPM and 24 h ABPM < 135/85 mmHg, which was associated with a higher number of ablation spots (31.5±14.8 vs. 15.5 ± 6.5, p = 0.002) and occurred more often when treated with a second-generation device (2 [12.5%] vs. 7 [77.8%], p = 0.002). Renal function displayed a minor physiological decline over 5-10 years. No major complication occurred. Renal denervation demonstrated sustained significant reductions in systolic OBPM and ABPM up to 10 years post-procedure. Controlled blood pressure at 1 year was associated with a higher number of mean ablated spots and the use of a second-generation device. The procedure exhibited a favorable safety profile, indicating its viability in managing hypertension without significant renal function compromise.

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Blood PressureBlood Pressure Monitoring, AmbulatoryHypertensionKidneySympathectomyAgedAntihypertensive AgentsCatheter AblationDenervationFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedRenal ArteryTreatment OutcomeAntihypertensive Agentsarterial hypertensiondevice‐based treatmentrenal denervationtreatment

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PMCPMC11654853

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