Percutaneous Renal Nerve Ablation

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Contents 1 Indications 2 Procedure 3 Complications 4 More General Terms 5 References

Indications

• persistent hypertension not responsive to medical therapy [1,2]

Procedure

• radiofrequency ablation within each renal artery

Complications

• renal artery dissection
• pseudoaneurysm at the femoral access site

More General Terms

• clinical procedure

References

1. Krum H et al. Catheter-based renal sympathetic denervation for resistant hypertension: A multicentre safety and proof-of-principle cohort study. Lancet 2009 Mar 30; [e-pub ahead of print] [1]
   - Doumas M and Douma S. Interventional management of resistant hypertension. Lancet 2009 Mar 30; [e-pub ahead of print]. [2]
2. Brandt MC et al. Renal sympathetic denervation reduces left ventricular hypertrophy and improves cardiac function in patients with resistant hypertension. J Am Coll Cardiol 2012 Mar 6; 59:901. PMID: [3]
   - Zile MR and Little WC. Effects of autonomic modulation: More than just blood pressure. J Am Coll Cardiol 2012 Mar 6; 59:910. PMID: [4]

percutaneous renal nerve ablation